Employee perceptions of working conditions and the desire for worker representation in Britain and the US

Bryson, Alex and Freeman, Richard B. (2013) Employee perceptions of working conditions and the desire for worker representation in Britain and the US. Journal of Labor Research, 34 (1). pp. 1-29. ISSN 0195-3613

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Abstract

This paper explores the link between employee perceptions of working conditions and the desire for worker representation in Britain and the US. We find that the distribution of employee perceptions of poor working conditions is similar in Britain and the US; similar factors affect the number of perceived poor working conditions; and the perception of poor working conditions is strongly associated with the desire for union representation. The nature of workplaces, as opposed to employees’ characteristics, is the predominant factor determining employee perceptions of poor working conditions.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/journal/12...
Additional Information:	© 2012 Springer Science+Business Media
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2013 14:17
Last Modified:	04 Apr 2024 16:45
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/48129

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