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Trust in management: the role of employee voice arrangements and perceived managerial opposition to unions
Author(s) -
Holland Peter,
Cooper Brian K.,
Pyman Amanda,
Teicher Julian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/1748-8583.12002
Subject(s) - opposition (politics) , employee voice , business , public relations , social exchange theory , psychology , social psychology , political science , law , politics
This study examines the relationship between employee voice arrangements and employees' trust in management using data from the 2007 A ustralian W orker R epresentation and P articipation S urvey of 1,022 employees. Drawing on social exchange theory and employee relations literature, we test hypotheses concerning the relationships between direct and union voice arrangements, perceived managerial opposition to unions and employees' trust in management. Consistent with our predictions, after controlling for a range of personal, job and workplace characteristics, regression analyses indicated that direct voice arrangements were positively related to employees' trust in management. Union voice arrangements and perceived managerial opposition to unions were negatively related to trust in management. The article concludes by highlighting the study's implications for management practice and avenues for further research.