Job insecurity, union support and intentions to resign membership: A psychological contract perspective

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-103

  De Witte, Hans ^a   Sverke, Magnus ^b   Van Ruysseveldt, Joris ^c   Goslinga, Sjoerd ^d   Chirumbolo, Antonio ^e   Hellgren, Johnny ^b   Nswall, Katharina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^d FIOD ECD ^*  (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

European study; Intention to resign membership; Job insecurity; Psychological contract; Union membership; Union support

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549136713     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680107086113     Document Type: Article

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