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The effect of labor relations climate on the union participation process

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Research examining union member attitudes and behaviors have produced inconsistent results for key relationships in models of union participation. Social information processing theory suggests that a contextual variable, labor relations climate, should systematically influence the attitudinal variables in these models. Our meta-analysis shows that labor relations climate moderates four of five key relationships. Consequently, theory on union member participation should be altered to reflect the recent emergence of less adversarial union-management relationships.

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Fuller, J.B., Hester, K. The effect of labor relations climate on the union participation process. J Labor Res 19, 173–187 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-998-1009-z

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