The Impact of Union Involvement on the Design and Introduction of Quality of Working Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9889757 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beth Gilbert (University of New Brunswick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1057-1078 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678904201201 |
| OpenAlex | W2149087358 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
While Quality of Working Life (Q WL) has received a great deal of attention over the past years, somewhat less attention has been given to the role and impact of unions on QWL programs. The role that unions play is controversial. In order to examine the effect of union involvement, this paper uses the case survey method to analyze nine union and nine non-union organizations which implemented QWL programs. The union leadership appeared to play a positive role in improving the design and implementation of the QWL program, but there appeared to be an inability of the union leadership to transmit the program to the rank-and-file members. Recommendations are made to increase rank-and-file involvement in the QWL program
Business · Job satisfaction · Order (exchange · Political science · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Quality of working life · Rank (graph theory · Mathematics · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Psychology
Strategies for improving the quality of work life
Frontiers in Group Dynamics
Frontiers in Group Dynamics
The Organizational Life Cycle
Reliability of Content Analysis
The Impact of Union-Management Cooperation on Productivity and Employment
Industrial Relations Performance, Economic Performance, and QWL Programs
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |