Industrial Relations Climate and Union Commitment: An Evaluation of Workplace‐Level Effects

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Job satisfaction, organizational commitment and OCB: an examination of three employees’ behaviors in unionized work context

“…This finding was congruent with the notion that employees who are commited to unions feel uncomfortable for being aligned with the organization and with the union simultanously (Redman & Snape, 2012). The result of this discomfort would be a deviation of employees' efforts, attachement, and engagement from the organization to union (Goeddeke & KammeyerMueller, 2010) reducing the level of job satisfaction of them.…”

Can Union Voice Make a Difference? The Effect of Union Citizenship Behavior on Employee Absence

“…Industrial relations climate refers to the degree to which the relationship between the union and management is perceived to be harmonious, respectful, and open (Snape & Redman, 2012). It has been suggested that the quality of the union-management relationship will influence union loyalty (Gallagher & Clark, 1989;Sherer & Morishima, 1989).…”

A review on factors contributing to declining trade union membership in Malaysia

“…This is followed by employer hostility (B= 0.399), and the lowest is for trade union internal factors (B= 0.132; p<0.05). Kumar et al, 2013;Johari, 2014;Fiorito and Jarley, 2003;Ramasamy, 2010;Rose et al, 2011;Pyman, 2002 Industrial Relations Climate Snape andRedman, 2012;Pyman, 2004Employer Hostility Campolieti et al, 2013Gall and McKay, 2001;Cullinane andDundon, 2012 Union Membership Ramasamy, 2010;Rose et al, 2011;Kumar et al, 2013. .000 The purpose of the study is to identify the factors that contribute towards the declining trade union membership.…”

“…Some studies demonstrated that the industrial relation climate may influence the unions in a positive way to sustain their membership (Magenau et al, 1988;Dastmalchian, 2008;Snape and Redman, 2012). According to Pyman et al (2010), industrial relations climate reflects the behaviour of people at workplace and also describes the relationship between employees, management and unions.…”