The Impact of Unionization on Productivity

A Case Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3381003
AutoresKim B Clark (0009-0008-9948-4178, autor de correspondencia)
Año1980
Volumen33
Número4
Páginas451
Fecha de publicación1980-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaIndustrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2522692
OpenAlexW4234440778
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas23

This study examines the effect of unionization on productivity through the use of time-series data on selected establishments in the U.S. cement industry. The analysis combines statistical estimation of the union impact and interviews with union and management officials to forge a link between econometric estimation and the traditional institutional analysis of union policy and management practice. The econometric analysis deals primarily with the problem of controlling for interfirm differences in variables such as the quality of management and also for the possible union impact on labor quality. The case studies are designed to show the specific ways in which unionization affects productivity. The empirical results indicate that unionization leads to productivity gains, deriving in large part from a series of extensive changes in management personnel and procedures

Business · Econometric analysis · Econometric model · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Estimation · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Management · Productivity · Quality (philosophy) · Statistical analysis · Statistics · Time series · Computer Science · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Transport and Economic Policies