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Trade Union Influence on Human Resource Management Practices
Author(s) -
NG IGNACE,
MAKI DENNIS
Publication year - 1994
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/j.1468-232x.1994.tb00330.x
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , human resource management , performance appraisal , business , payment , human resources , logistic regression , trade union , industrial relations , resource (disambiguation) , economics , finance , management , political science , international trade , computer science , computer network , machine learning , politics , law
This paper examines the influence of unions on 37 human resource management practices, ranging from hiring policies to promotion practices. The logistic regression results show that unionization is positively associated with a more formal approach to human resource management. There is, however, a shift from performance‐based payment systems and performance appraisal (P.A.) functions in unionized settings. The results also indicate that union firms are more selective of new hires by adopting a formal probationary period for new employees. Last, the estimates suggest that the impact of unions on training programs varies with the nature of the programs.