Articles
Determinants of Union Participation of Public Sector Organizations in Sri Lanka
Authors:
Prasadini G Gamage ,
Senior Lecturer, University of Kelaniya, LK
Gayani V Hewagama
Senior Lecturer, University of Kelaniya, LK
Abstract
This study explores the relationship between various predictors of union participation namely; union loyalty, union instrumentality, them and us attitude and workplace collectivism on employees’ willingness to participate in union activities of public sector organizations in Sri Lanka. A structured questionnaire was distributed among randomly selected sample of 254 unionized employees in seven large scale highly unionized public sector organizations. The statistical results of the study revealed that member attitudes namely; union loyalty and union instrumentality were positively associated with union participation. However, union loyalty was the significant and most powerful predictor of union participation.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljhrm.v3i1.5095
Sri Lankan Journal of Human Resource Management Vol.3(1) 2012 pp.19-31
How to Cite:
Gamage, P.G. and Hewagama, G.V., 2013. Determinants of Union Participation of Public Sector Organizations in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal of Human Resource Management, 3(1), pp.19–31. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljhrm.v3i1.5095
Published on
04 Jan 2013.
Peer Reviewed
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