Do HRM practices influence the desire for unionization? Evidence across workers,workplaces, and co-workers for Great Britain |
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Authors: | Clive R Belfield John S Heywood |
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Institution: | (1) Columbia University, 10027 New York, NY;(2) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 53201, WI |
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Abstract: | We investigate the desire of nonunion workers in Great Britain to become represented by unions. Comparing our results to those
from the United States, we find that workers in Great Britain are less likely to desire unionization and express lower dissatisfaction
with their influence at work. The determinants of the desire for unionization are estimated controlling for a wide variety
of individual and workplace variables. The roles of human resource management and employee involvement are isolated. We identify
direct work-place and worker-level effects of these practices in reducing the desire for unionization and an indirect effect
operating through the influence of employee relations, a major determinant of the desire for unionization. Also, we identify
characteristics of co-workers that are associated with desire for unionization and examine the role information revelation
may play in managerial strategies to forestall unions. |
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