Predictors and Moderators of Employee Responses to Employee Participation Programs

Bibliographic Data

ID9890941
AuthorsJill W Graham (Department of Management, Loyola University of Chicago, 820 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60611., corresponding author), Anil Verma (0000-0001-9101-4958, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V4, Canada.), Anil Kumar Verma (0000-0002-7167-4323, University of Toronto)
Year1991
Volume44
Issue6
Pages551-568
Publication date1991-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001872679104400602
OpenAlexW2139640014
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited15

This paper explores mechanisms that help account for the relationship between individual involvement in employee participation programs and variations in affective responses to such programs. Proximity to and duration of members' involvement in participation programs are investigated, as are two potential moderating factors: organizational citizenship propensity, and individual discontent with the extent of worker participation in decision making. Proximity and duration both are associated with increased liking of employee participation programs in this study. The positive association is enhanced for those low in organizational citizenship or high in discontent. Implications of these findings for the creation and management of employee participation programs are discussed. Directions for future research are also suggested

Association (psychology · Citizenship · Duration (music · Employee engagement · Employee research · Organizational citizenship behavior · Organizational commitment · Political science · Public relations · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Management and Organizational Studies · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Social Psychology