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UNION DECERTIFICATION RESEARCH: REVIEW AND THEORETICAL INTEGRATION

Gregory S. Jelf (Purdue University)
James B. Dworkin (Purdue University)

International Journal of Conflict Management

ISSN: 1044-4068

Article publication date: 1 April 1997

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Abstract

We present a comprehensive literature review and critique of union decertification research, and develop a theoretical framework that should prove useful for future research. The framework incorporates three theoretical viewpoints from several research traditions: the expected utility, social‐political, and workplace voice perspectives. We provide suggestions for how each viewpoint can be modeled in future research. Additionally, although some previous decertification research was theoretically rich, the empirical findings across prior studies were ambiguous and inconsistent. We analyze the reasons for the ambiguous and inconsistent prior findings, and note how future research can avoid or minimize the empirical problems of the past.

Citation

Jelf, G.S. and Dworkin, J.B. (1997), "UNION DECERTIFICATION RESEARCH: REVIEW AND THEORETICAL INTEGRATION", International Journal of Conflict Management, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 306-337. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022800

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