Michael E Gordon
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1065804 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Michael E Gordon |
| NOMBRES | Michael E |
| APELLIDO | Gordon |
| FIRMA | GORDON M E |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 56 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1974 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Students as a resource for introducing intercultural education in business schools
Despite a recognized need for a global mindset, opportunities for US business school students to gain hands‐on diversity training regarding intercultural issues remain rare. The reasons for this neglect include a lack of agreement on how to teach intercultural awareness and a paucity of faculty qualified to do so. In order to introduce intercultural education into a core business course, students were offered the opportunity to participate in an …
Transnational Cooperation among Labor Unions
Organized labor faces enormous challenges in the increasingly global economy. The effect of multinational corporations, the portability of technology and capital, and lowered trade barriers in international commerce have all sparked widespread prophecies of trade union demise. This book, however, presents compelling evidence that unions can survive and grow if labor is willing to cooperate across national borders. Transnational Cooperation among …
A Re-Examination of the Relationship between Union Membership and Job Satisfaction
Two seemingly contradictory findings reported in the recent industrial relations literature are that union members are less satisfied with their jobs than are nonmembers and yet are less inclined to leave their jobs. Because those results are based on several national probability samples, the authors argue that they may result from a sampling methodology that confounds union membership with working conditions. In this study, in contrast, which us…
A model of the antecedents of early union commitment
The present study aimed at investigating the influence of shop steward characteristics and early union socialization experiences on new members' attitudes toward unions and their affective commitment to the union. Two thousand surveys were mailed to the most recent members of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Of these, 658 (33 per cent) were returned. Focusing on those individuals who had joined the union within the past 12 months yiel…
The Impact of Quality of Work Life Programs and Grievance System Effectiveness on Union Commitment
Based on an analysis of data from a 1987 survey of four different bargaining units within the same local union, the authors conclude that union members who participated in Quality of Work Life (QWL) programs were less likely than nonparticipants to view QWL as a threat to the union, and also more loyal to the union. Another finding, however, is that the perceived effectiveness of the grievance procedure was a much stronger determinant of attitude…
Journal Publication Records as a Measure of Research Performance in Industrial Relations
Using data from the Social Sciences Citation Index Journal Citation Reports, this study tracks the publication records of 788 scholars in the four U.S. industrial relations journals that have the most frequently cited articles in the field, as well as in eight top journals in related fields, for the period 1983-88. The authors construct percentile rankings for these published scholars based on the number of articles published. They argue that suc…
Dual Allegiance
For the past 40 years during which dual allegiance (DA) has been studied, precious little has been discovered that expands on the insights of early writers about the topic. This paper reviews the methodological and conceptual basis of DA, both of which are found wanting. Legal and ethical issues concerned with applications of DA research are not addressed appropriately by current investigators. Ideas for ameliorating some of these problems are re…
On the virtues of laboratory babies and student bath water
This article responds to criticism by Dobbins, Lane and Steiner (1988) of the position taken by Gordon, Slade and Schmitt (1986) on the advisability of relying upon student subjects in applied behavioural research. It rejects the view ascribed to us by our critics that laboratory research should be abandoned. Further, a serious confounding of experimental design and subject population in Dobbins et al.'s discussion is explicated. Our initial posi…
The Job Satisfaction and Union Commitment of Unionized Engineers
This study presents data on the union commitment and job satisfaction of a sample of unionized engineers and then, to provide a basis of comparison, similar data on a sample of unionized technicians and a sample of nonprofessional white-collar workers - all employed by the same organization. The engineers and technicians did not differ markedly in union commitment or job satisfaction, but the engineers expressed greater union commitment than did …
Psychological approaches to the study of unions and union-management relations
Psychological approaches to the study of unions and union-management relations
Commitment to the union
The purpose of this article is to describe the development of a criterion for union commitment. Factor analysis is used to identify the statistical structure of the construct, and correlational data is employed to provide evidence of the construct validity of the dimensions identified. A questionnaire comprised of items measuring attitudes toward unions, union commitment, participation in the union, socialization influences, demographic and emplo…
Commitment to the union
A Critique of Methods for Operationalizing the Concept of Fakeability
Past practice of operationalizing the concept of fakeability is reviewed. The strengths and weaknesses of these indices (mean difference, percent overlap, percent agreement, correlation, and variance of difference scores) are discussed in the light of a proposed new definition of fakeability based upon Naylor's (1967) model of measurement accuracy
Industrial–organizational psychology
Industrial-organizational psychology
A Statistical Model for the Examination of the Validity of Prerequisites
The objective of this paper was to develop and demonstrate an empirical method of estimating the validity of course prerequisites. By comparing the distributions of grades in upper division classes for students who had and who had not completed the "necessary" subject matter prerequisites with a multivariate analysis of variance procedure known as step-down analysis, it was possible to determine the actual importance of these lower division cours…
A Re-Examination of the Relationship between Union Membership and Job Satisfaction
Two seemingly contradictory findings reported in the recent industrial relations literature are that union members are less satisfied with their jobs than are nonmembers and yet are less inclined to leave their jobs. Because those results are based on several national probability samples, the authors argue that they may result from a sampling methodology that confounds union membership with working conditions. In this study, in contrast, which us…
The Job Satisfaction and Union Commitment of Unionized Engineers
This study presents data on the union commitment and job satisfaction of a sample of unionized engineers and then, to provide a basis of comparison, similar data on a sample of unionized technicians and a sample of nonprofessional white-collar workers - all employed by the same organization. The engineers and technicians did not differ markedly in union commitment or job satisfaction, but the engineers expressed greater union commitment than did …
A model of the antecedents of early union commitment
The present study aimed at investigating the influence of shop steward characteristics and early union socialization experiences on new members' attitudes toward unions and their affective commitment to the union. Two thousand surveys were mailed to the most recent members of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Of these, 658 (33 per cent) were returned. Focusing on those individuals who had joined the union within the past 12 months yiel…
On the virtues of laboratory babies and student bath water
This article responds to criticism by Dobbins, Lane and Steiner (1988) of the position taken by Gordon, Slade and Schmitt (1986) on the advisability of relying upon student subjects in applied behavioural research. It rejects the view ascribed to us by our critics that laboratory research should be abandoned. Further, a serious confounding of experimental design and subject population in Dobbins et al.'s discussion is explicated. Our initial posi…
Psychological approaches to the study of unions and union-management relations
Students as a resource for introducing intercultural education in business schools
Despite a recognized need for a global mindset, opportunities for US business school students to gain hands‐on diversity training regarding intercultural issues remain rare. The reasons for this neglect include a lack of agreement on how to teach intercultural awareness and a paucity of faculty qualified to do so. In order to introduce intercultural education into a core business course, students were offered the opportunity to participate in an …
The Impact of Quality of Work Life Programs and Grievance System Effectiveness on Union Commitment
Based on an analysis of data from a 1987 survey of four different bargaining units within the same local union, the authors conclude that union members who participated in Quality of Work Life (QWL) programs were less likely than nonparticipants to view QWL as a threat to the union, and also more loyal to the union. Another finding, however, is that the perceived effectiveness of the grievance procedure was a much stronger determinant of attitude…
Industrial–organizational psychology
Industrial-organizational psychology
A Statistical Model for the Examination of the Validity of Prerequisites
The objective of this paper was to develop and demonstrate an empirical method of estimating the validity of course prerequisites. By comparing the distributions of grades in upper division classes for students who had and who had not completed the "necessary" subject matter prerequisites with a multivariate analysis of variance procedure known as step-down analysis, it was possible to determine the actual importance of these lower division cours…
A Critique of Methods for Operationalizing the Concept of Fakeability
Past practice of operationalizing the concept of fakeability is reviewed. The strengths and weaknesses of these indices (mean difference, percent overlap, percent agreement, correlation, and variance of difference scores) are discussed in the light of a proposed new definition of fakeability based upon Naylor's (1967) model of measurement accuracy
Industrial–organizational psychology
Industrial-organizational psychology
Commitment to the union
The purpose of this article is to describe the development of a criterion for union commitment. Factor analysis is used to identify the statistical structure of the construct, and correlational data is employed to provide evidence of the construct validity of the dimensions identified. A questionnaire comprised of items measuring attitudes toward unions, union commitment, participation in the union, socialization influences, demographic and emplo…
Commitment to the union
Psychological approaches to the study of unions and union-management relations
Psychological approaches to the study of unions and union-management relations
The Job Satisfaction and Union Commitment of Unionized Engineers
This study presents data on the union commitment and job satisfaction of a sample of unionized engineers and then, to provide a basis of comparison, similar data on a sample of unionized technicians and a sample of nonprofessional white-collar workers - all employed by the same organization. The engineers and technicians did not differ markedly in union commitment or job satisfaction, but the engineers expressed greater union commitment than did …
On the virtues of laboratory babies and student bath water
This article responds to criticism by Dobbins, Lane and Steiner (1988) of the position taken by Gordon, Slade and Schmitt (1986) on the advisability of relying upon student subjects in applied behavioural research. It rejects the view ascribed to us by our critics that laboratory research should be abandoned. Further, a serious confounding of experimental design and subject population in Dobbins et al.'s discussion is explicated. Our initial posi…
Dual Allegiance
For the past 40 years during which dual allegiance (DA) has been studied, precious little has been discovered that expands on the insights of early writers about the topic. This paper reviews the methodological and conceptual basis of DA, both of which are found wanting. Legal and ethical issues concerned with applications of DA research are not addressed appropriately by current investigators. Ideas for ameliorating some of these problems are re…
Journal Publication Records as a Measure of Research Performance in Industrial Relations
Using data from the Social Sciences Citation Index Journal Citation Reports, this study tracks the publication records of 788 scholars in the four U.S. industrial relations journals that have the most frequently cited articles in the field, as well as in eight top journals in related fields, for the period 1983-88. The authors construct percentile rankings for these published scholars based on the number of articles published. They argue that suc…
The Impact of Quality of Work Life Programs and Grievance System Effectiveness on Union Commitment
Based on an analysis of data from a 1987 survey of four different bargaining units within the same local union, the authors conclude that union members who participated in Quality of Work Life (QWL) programs were less likely than nonparticipants to view QWL as a threat to the union, and also more loyal to the union. Another finding, however, is that the perceived effectiveness of the grievance procedure was a much stronger determinant of attitude…
A model of the antecedents of early union commitment
The present study aimed at investigating the influence of shop steward characteristics and early union socialization experiences on new members' attitudes toward unions and their affective commitment to the union. Two thousand surveys were mailed to the most recent members of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Of these, 658 (33 per cent) were returned. Focusing on those individuals who had joined the union within the past 12 months yiel…
A Re-Examination of the Relationship between Union Membership and Job Satisfaction
Two seemingly contradictory findings reported in the recent industrial relations literature are that union members are less satisfied with their jobs than are nonmembers and yet are less inclined to leave their jobs. Because those results are based on several national probability samples, the authors argue that they may result from a sampling methodology that confounds union membership with working conditions. In this study, in contrast, which us…
Transnational Cooperation among Labor Unions
Organized labor faces enormous challenges in the increasingly global economy. The effect of multinational corporations, the portability of technology and capital, and lowered trade barriers in international commerce have all sparked widespread prophecies of trade union demise. This book, however, presents compelling evidence that unions can survive and grow if labor is willing to cooperate across national borders. Transnational Cooperation among …
Students as a resource for introducing intercultural education in business schools
Despite a recognized need for a global mindset, opportunities for US business school students to gain hands‐on diversity training regarding intercultural issues remain rare. The reasons for this neglect include a lack of agreement on how to teach intercultural awareness and a paucity of faculty qualified to do so. In order to introduce intercultural education into a core business course, students were offered the opportunity to participate in an …
Psychology (15 obras) · Social Psychology (10 obras) · Political science (9 obras) · Economics (7 obras) · Labor Movements and Unions (7 obras) · Law (7 obras) · Applied Psychology (5 obras) · Industrial relations (4 obras) · Mathematics (4 obras) · Organizational Downsizing and Restructuring (4 obras)