The Union and Its Members: A Psychological Approach

The Union and Its Members: A Psychological Approach
ISBN-10
0195360877
ISBN-13
9780195360875
Category
Psychology
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
1992-10-08
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Julian Barling, Clive Fullagar, K. Kevin Kelloway

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.

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