Union Leadership and Member Attitudes: A Multi-Level Analysis

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 392-410

  Hammer, Tove Helland ^a   Bayazit, Mahmut ^b   Wazeter, David L ^c  

^a and History   (United States)

^b SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

justice perceptions; union commitment; union instrumentality beliefs; union leadership; union participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRADE UNION; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LABOR UNIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 63149118676     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013613     Document Type: Article

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