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

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

doi:10.1177/0019793914546306

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

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

Authors

Professor Edward Snape edward.snape@durham.ac.uk
Academic Visitor

T. Redman

J. Gould-Williams

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

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Snape, E. and Redman, T. and Gould-Williams, J. (2014) 'How ‘collective’ is union citizenship behavior? Assessing individual and coworker influences.', Industrial and labor relations review., 67 (4). pp. 1306-1325. Copyright © 2014 Cornell University. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.