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WORK ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON PUBLIC SECTOR GRIEVANCES
Author(s) -
MUCHINSKY PAUL M.,
MAASSARANI MOUNAWAR A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1980.tb02360.x
Subject(s) - private sector , public sector , context (archaeology) , work (physics) , work environment , public relations , business , labour economics , political science , work performance , business administration , law , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , biology
This study examines employee grievances filed in two unionized public sector organizations that differ markedly in their respective work environments. A total of 353 grievances were filed under seven articles of the labor contract. Statistically significant differences were found between the two organizations in terms of the issues of the labor contract that were grieved. Similarly, statistically significant differences in grieved issues were found among employees working at three sub‐divisions of the same organization. The results are discussed in the context of work environment effects on grievances, and the replicability of the findings to previous research on grievances in private sector industrial organizations.