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The socialization of union loyalty
Author(s) -
Fullagar Clive,
McCoy Don,
Shull Carla
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030130103
Subject(s) - loyalty , socialization , transformational leadership , psychology , apprenticeship , social psychology , political science , public relations , law , geography , archaeology
The present study investigated the effects of a specific union socialization program on union attitudes and loyalty. Seventy‐one apprentices undergoing a union‐management training program were surveyed. Using linear structural relations modelling, the research found that union attitudes and training satisfaction were the most important predictors of loyalty to the union. Furthermore, attitudes to unions were related to the union socialization process and the transformational leadership characteristics of the socializing agents.