Cookies?
Library Header Image
LSE Research Online LSE Library Services

A new conceptualization of union commitment: development and test of an integrated theory

Sverke, Magnus and Kuruvilla, Sarosh (1995) A new conceptualization of union commitment: development and test of an integrated theory. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 16 (6). pp. 505-532. ISSN 0894-3796

Full text not available from this repository.
Identification Number: 10.1002/job.4030160603

Abstract

An introductory conceptual and empirical review stresses the need for a stable theoretical basis for union commitment research. The purpose of this paper is to develop a new conceptualization of union commitment based on the integration of two theories (the theory of reasoned action and the rationalistic approach to commitment). The integrated theory suggests that union commitment is composed of two dimensions, one based on instrumentality and one based on ideology, which are causally related to prounion behavioral intentions and, in turn, to union participation. Propositions derived from the integrated theory are tested using data on 1486 blue‐collar workers in Sweden. Results of linear structural equation modelling with latent variables and of multiple regression analyses provide strong support for the construct validity of the commitment dimensions and the overall applicability of the integrated theory. The central findings, their conceptual implications for the understanding of union commitment, and their practical implications for unions are discussed.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10991379
Additional Information: © 1995 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Divisions: Management
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited: 14 May 2018 16:04
Last Modified: 03 Jan 2024 00:36
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/87931

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item