Job satisfaction and employee’s unionization decision: the mediating effect of perceived union instrumentality

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Data publicació2016-04
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Abstract
Purpose: Given the current lack of literature in the background of China labor force, this study
aims to investigate the relationships among job satisfaction, perceived union instrumentality,
and unionization from a reference-frame-based perspective and explore the referred
relationships in the context of Chinese labor market.
Design/methodology/approach: The study introduces perceived union instrumentality as a
mediator to the relationship between job satisfaction and unionization. The applicability of
western theories was tested in the Chinese context by a questionnaire survey on 390 employees
who were working in private sectors of Jiangsu Province in China. Four hypothesis were
proposed and tested by data analysis to verify the model.
Findings: The study found that most aspects of job satisfaction were negatively correlated with
unionization and perceived union instrumentality, while perceived union instrumentality had a
positive relationship with unionization. Perceived union instrumentality was also found to have
a mediating effect on the relationship between job satisfaction and unionization.
Originality/value: The paper adapted and tested a number of western industrial relation
theories in the backdrop of China, contributing to the gap in Chinese-context research by examining the relationships between job satisfaction, unionization and union instrumentality of
Chinese employees. It pays a regular contribution to labor union studies both inside and
outside China.
CitacióShan, Hongmei [et al.]. Job satisfaction and employee’s unionization decision: the mediating effect of perceived union instrumentality. "Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management", Abril 2016, vol. 9, núm. 1, p. 110-128.
Dipòsit legalB-28744-2008
ISSN2013-0953
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