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How “Collective†Is Union Citizenship Behavior? Assessing Individual and Coworker Antecedents

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  • Ed Snape
  • Tom Redman
  • Julian Gould-Williams

    (Ed Snape is a Professor in the Department of Management at the Hong Kong Baptist University. Tom Redman is a Professor of Management at Durham Business School, Durham University, UK. Julian Gould-Williams is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK.)

Abstract

Contributing to an emerging literature on solidarity or group-norm effects on union participation, the authors examine the extent to which union citizenship behavior (UCB) can be characterized as a collective phenomenon. Findings from studies of UK local government workers and teachers suggest that, for organization-focused behaviors, it is meaningful to think of collective or group-level UCB. Furthermore, group-level UCB had a significant positive association with individual-level UCB. There was no evidence that a greater consistency of citizenship within a unit was associated with a stronger relationship between collective and individual citizenship behaviors. These findings suggest that it is worthwhile to analyze UCB as a collective phenomenon, and the authors call for more work on the contextual antecedents of union citizenship and participation.

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  • Ed Snape & Tom Redman & Julian Gould-Williams, 2014. "How “Collective†Is Union Citizenship Behavior? Assessing Individual and Coworker Antecedents," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 67(4), pages 1306-1325, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:67:y:2014:i:4:p:1306-1325
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    1. Tom Redman & Ed Snape, 2014. "The antecedents of union commitment and participation: evaluating moderation effects across unions," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(6), pages 486-506, November.

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