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A Segmented Model of Union Participation
Author(s) -
Flood Patrick,
Turner Thomas,
Willman Paul
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/0019-8676.00155
Subject(s) - socialization , orientation (vector space) , politics , segmentation , trade union , political science , economic system , social psychology , economics , psychology , labour economics , artificial intelligence , computer science , geometry , law , mathematics
This article presents and explores a model of union participation using union orientation as a segmenting criterion. Union orientation is shown to have a strong relationship with participation rates. The relationship between union segmentation, social networks, and political socialization is explored. The implications of this approach for union policy are explored.