The outcomes of works councils: The role of trust, justice and industrial relations climate

Kougiannou, K.; Redman, T.; Dietz, G.

Abstract

This paper investigates trust and organizational justice as antecedents of Works Council (WC) effectiveness perceptions and the moderating role of industrial relations climate on this relationship. A two-year longitudinal study of Works Council participants in two UK organizations (a Housing Association and a Professional Services firm) was undertaken. Results support the hypotheses, finding positive significant relationships between both trust and organizational justice and WC outcomes of WC performance, WC usefulness, and outcome satisfaction. Industrial relations climate is found to moderate the relationship between justice and WC performance, WC usefulness and outcome satisfaction.

Citation

Kougiannou, K., Redman, T., & Dietz, G. (2015). The outcomes of works councils: The role of trust, justice and industrial relations climate. Human Resource Management Journal, 25(4), 458-477. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12075

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 13, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Apr 29, 2015
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Mar 16, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 29, 2017
• Journal: Human Resource Management Journal
• Print ISSN: 0954-5395
• Electronic ISSN: 1748-8583
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 458-477
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12075
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1413401