Applying Work and Organizational Psychology in the Field of Labor Relations
Exploratory Study in Trade Unions in the Basque Country
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13027601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Imanol Ulacia (0000-0002-6159-248X, University of the Basque Country), Klara Smith-Etxeberria (0000-0003-2814-3858, University of the Basque Country, corresponding author), Angel Beldarrain-Durandegui (0000-0001-8977-347X, University of the Basque Country) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 570-570 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci11120570 |
| OpenAlex | W4311533527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 39 |
Historically, the relationship between work and organizational psychology and trade union organizations has been one of mutual indifference and neglect. The aim of this study is to explore whether trade union members’ social representations of organizational psychology affect their organizations’ engagement with this discipline, conditioning their ability to derive benefit from its findings. In a sample of 448 members of the four main trade unions of the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain, social representations of six concepts relating to Psychology or Trade Union Activity were explored using the free association technique. Forty-five categories were created and their frequency and percentages were calculated. In addition, the means of the categories shared by the representations of two different concepts were crossed and statistically tested. Although some associations were found between the representations of the two sets of concepts, most were non-significant. These results highlight that the structure of the representations of Psychology gives only a partial explanation for this lack of connection. The implications of the study and its limitations are discussed, and some recommendations for future research are proposed
Economics · Exploratory research · Field (mathematics · Industrial and organizational psychology · Labour economics · Neglect · Sample (material · Social science · Sociology · Trade union · Work (physics · Community Health and Development · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
Social Representations and the Development of Knowledge
Social Influence, Conformity Bias, and the Study of Active Minorities
Psychology and industrial relations
The relationship between psychology and organized labor
How Social Dominance Orientation Affects Union Participation
A multiple motive perspective on strike propensities
Psychology and Labour
An Analysis of Industrial-Organizational Psychology’s Indifference to Labor Unions in the United States
Industrial psychology as management technique and as social science
The role of the psychologist in labor unions
The servants of power
Psychological approaches to the study of unions and union-management relations
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |