Comparisons of performance and job insecurity in union and nonunion sites of a manufacturing company

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 218-237

  Filipkowski, Monica ^a   Johnson, C Merle ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral observations; Job insecurity; Job performance; Unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650034641     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: 15408604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01608060802454437     Document Type: Article

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