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Determinants of Union Participation of Public Sector Organizations in Sri Lanka

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Title Determinants of Union Participation of Public Sector Organizations in Sri Lanka
 
Creator Gamage, Prasadini N; Senior Lecturer
University of Kelaniya
Hewagama, Gayani V.; Senior Lecturer
University of Kelaniya
 
Description This study explores the relationship between various predictors of union participation namely;union loyalty, union instrumentality, them and us attitude and workplace collectivism onemployees’ willingness to participate in union activities of public sector organizations in SriLanka. A structured questionnaire was distributed among randomly selected sample of 254unionized employees in seven large scale highly unionized public sector organizations. Thestatistical results of the study revealed that member attitudes namely; union loyalty and unioninstrumentality were positively associated with union participation. However, union loyalty wasthe significant and most powerful predictor of union participation.Key Words: Union Participation, Union Loyalty, Union Instrumentality, Them and Us attitude,Workplace Collectivism
 
Publisher University of Sri Jayewardenepura
 
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Date 2012-02-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/sljhrm/article/view/153
 
Source Sri Lankan Journal of Human Resource Management; Vol 3, No 1 (2012)
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/sljhrm/article/view/153/61