The influence of environmental pressures, diversification strategy, and union/nonunion setting on employee participation

Irene Goll, Nancy Brown Johnson

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Abstract

This study tests the hypotheses that environment, diversification strategy, and union/nonunion setting affect the number and variety of employee participation programs. A survey of large U.S. manufacturing firms measured the implementation of employee participation programs. Regression results suggest that environmental pressures exert a direct effect on participation in union settings. However, in nonunion settings, environment and diversification strategy both correlated directly with participation. These results suggest that unions could potentially affect participation program implementation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)141-154
Number of pages14
JournalEmployee Responsibilities and Rights Journal
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Employee involvement
  • Employee participation
  • Participation and selected variables
  • Unions and employee participation program

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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