Procedural justice and the cooperative worker: an interactional model of union participation

Using data collected from a United Steelworkers of America local, we examine the extent to which fair union decision-making processes (procedural justice) and member disposition interact to promote union-supportive behavior. Although results indicate both procedural justice and a collectivist work d...

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Published in:Journal of labor research 2007-01, Vol.XXVIII (1), p.189-202
Main Authors: Fuller, Jr., Jerry Bryan, Hester, Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Collectivism
Decision making
Individualism
Justice
Organizational structure
Trade unions
U.S.A
Workers' participation
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Summary:Using data collected from a United Steelworkers of America local, we examine the extent to which fair union decision-making processes (procedural justice) and member disposition interact to promote union-supportive behavior. Although results indicate both procedural justice and a collectivist work disposition are positively related to union-supportive behavior, hierarchical regression reveals that procedural justice influences the behavior of members with individualistic work dispositions but not the behavior of members with a collectivist work disposition. So, employers who adopt human resource practices consistent with the high- performance work paradigm may foster increased levels of union-supportive behavior, and unions may need to take member disposition into account when selecting training programs aimed at fostering union-supportive behavior. Reprinted by permission of Journal of Labor Research, George Mason University, Department of Economics
ISSN:0195-3613