How ‘collective’ is union citizenship behavior? Assessing individual and coworker influences

Snape, E.; Redman, T.; Gould-Williams, J.

Abstract

Contributing to an emerging literature on solidarity or group-norm effects on union participation, the authors examine the extent to which union citizenship behavior (UCB) can be characterized as a collective phenomenon. Findings from studies of UK local government workers and teachers suggest that, for organization-focused behaviors, it is meaningful to think of collective or group-level UCB. Furthermore, group-level UCB had a significant positive association with individual-level UCB. There was no evidence that a greater consistency of citizenship within a unit was associated with a stronger relationship between collective and individual citizenship behaviors. These findings suggest that it is worthwhile to analyze UCB as a collective phenomenon, and the authors call for more work on the contextual antecedents of union citizenship and participation.

Citation

Snape, E., Redman, T., & Gould-Williams, J. (2014). How ‘collective’ is union citizenship behavior? Assessing individual and coworker influences. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 67(4), 1306-1325. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793914546306

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Aug 29, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 11, 2015
• Journal: Industrial and Labor Relations Review
• Print ISSN: 0019-7939
• Electronic ISSN: 2162-271X
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 67
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1306-1325
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793914546306
• Keywords: Union citizenship behavior, Union participation, Union commitment, Group norms, Solidarity.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1471229