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Factors Influencing the Effect of Joint Union-Management Programs on Employee-Supervisor Relations

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This study tests a model in which programmatic features of joint union-management programs, the exercise of relative power options by employers, and organizational constraints are hypothesized to influence the intensity of collaborative efforts and, in turn, changes in employee-supervisor relations. An analysis of survey responses provided in 1986 by 92 unionized manufacturing plants having formalized joint programs generally supports the model. The results suggest, for example, that improvements in employee-supervisor relations are more likely when joint programs are structured to have highly active team-based efforts and substantial union leader participation; when programs are in their first few years of activities; when there has been either substantial growth or substantial decline in employment levels; and when the employer has refrained from subcontracting out bargaining unit work.

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  • William N. Cooke, 1990. "Factors Influencing the Effect of Joint Union-Management Programs on Employee-Supervisor Relations," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 43(5), pages 587-603, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:43:y:1990:i:5:p:587-603
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    1. Amanda Pyman & Peter Holland & Julian Teicher & Brian K. Cooper, 2010. "Industrial Relations Climate, Employee Voice and Managerial Attitudes to Unions: An Australian Study," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 48(2), pages 460-480, June.
    2. David G. Meyer & William N. Cooke, 1993. "US Labour Relations in Transition: Emerging Strategies and Company Performance," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 31(4), pages 531-552, December.
    3. Alshahrani Ahmed Saeed A & Alqahtani Abdulaziz Mubark & Alshahrani Bander Sayaf Z, 2015. "Exploring Human Resource Management System of Saudi Electricity Company: A Review of Policies for Effective Workforce Management," International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 1(4), pages 25-40, March.

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