| The Union and Its Members Contributor(s): Barling, Julian (Author), Fullagar, Clive (Author), Kelloway, K. Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195073363 ISBN-13: 9780195073362 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $222.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1992 Annotation: Labor unions are fascinating organizations, embodying elements of democracy, conflict, and voluntary participation. This unique book explores the dynamics of individual attachment to unions. The authors offer a detailed psychological perspective of the entire unionization process, including early family socialization, the decision to vote for union representation, the development of commitment to the union, members' participation in the union, union leadership, and decertification. The effect of unions on organizational functioning is also considered. The result is a comprehensive assessment of psychological knowledge on the entire unionization process, with a focus on how psychological research might be used to further the goal of workplace democracy. The book will be of interest to a wide range of academics, researchers, professionals and students, especially those in the fields of industrial psychology and organizational behavior, industrial relations, business and management. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Industrial & Organizational Psychology - Business & Economics | Labor - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior |
| Dewey: 158.7 |
| LCCN: 91025183 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.35" W x 9.54" (1.10 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |