Authors: Julian Barling, K. Kevin Kelloway, E. Kevin Kelloway
ISBN-13: 9780195073362, ISBN-10: 0195073363
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: October 1992
Edition: REV
Queen's University, Ontario
Kansas State University
University of Guelph, Ontario
This work explores three key topics in social psychology: the manner in which labor unions shape organizational behavior, a relationship which has been effectively ignored in the literature; the organization of the union itself, a fascinating test case for the organizational psychologist; and the way in which theories and methods of organizational psychology may assist labor organizations in achieving their goals. Since the union maintains unique characteristics of democracy, conflict, and voluntary participation within a larger organization, the authors offer a detailed study of a union's dynamics, including demographic and personality predictors of membership, voting behavior, union commitment and loyalty, the nature of participation, leadership styles, collective bargaining, among other topics. This is the first book to be published in the new Industrial/Organizational Psychology Series. It will be of interest to not only industrial/organizational psychologists in industry, academia, and private and public organizations, but to graduate students in psychology departments and business schools, and to academics and professionals in business and management studying industrial relations.
1 | Organizational Psychology and Unions | 3 |
2 | The Structure of Labor Organizations | 10 |
3 | The Unionization Process | 30 |
4 | Union Commitment | 70 |
5 | Union Participation | 95 |
6 | Union Leadership: The Role of the Shop Steward | 125 |
7 | Breakdowns in the Unionization Process | 150 |
8 | Effects of Unions on Organizational Behavior | 167 |
9 | Concluding Thoughts and Challenges | 192 |
Appendix: Extent to Which Union-related Issues Are Covered in Leading Organizational Psychology Textbooks | 202 | |
References | 207 | |
Author Index | 237 | |
Subject Index | 245 |