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Unionization and Work Attitudes: How Union Commitment Influences Public Sector Job Satisfaction
Author(s) -
Davis Randall S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02609.x
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , public service motivation , public sector , perception , public service , structural equation modeling , job attitude , organizational commitment , public relations , social psychology , psychology , tertiary sector of the economy , work (physics) , service (business) , business , marketing , political science , job performance , engineering , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience , law
This article explores whether union commitment dampens public sector job satisfaction. By examining the connection between union commitment and two workplace attributes that are presumed to be more prevalent in public sector workplaces—perceptions of higher red tape and greater public service motivation—this article develops three hypotheses exploring the direct and indirect relationships between union commitment and public sector job satisfaction. The findings from a series of structural equation models indicate that union commitment directly increases members’ job satisfaction, but it more prominently increases members’ job satisfaction indirectly by reducing perceived red tape and enhancing public service motivation .