Union commitment and participation: a 10-year longitudinal study
Fullagar, Clive J. ; Clark, Paul F. ; Gallagher, Daniel G. ; Carroll, Anthony E.
2004
89
4
730-737
trade union ; militancy ; workers participation ; trade unionization ; measurement system ; longitudinal analysis
Trade unionism
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.89.4.730
English
Bibliogr.;Ill.
"The authors longitudinally investigated the causal nature of the relationship between union commitment and participation in informal union activities. A total of 134 members of the National Association of Letter Carriers were studied over a 10-year period. Using cross-lagged regression analysis, early union commitment was found to predict the level of informal union participation 10 years later. The reverse and reciprocal relationships were not supported. These findings support and extend earlier research on the causal nature of the short-term relationship between union commitment and participation. The implications of the findings for researchers and labor unions are discussed."
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