Revistes Publicacions URV: Revista Internacional de Organizaciones = International Journal of Organizations > 2012

Why are Industrial Relations in Spain Competitive? Trust in Management, Union Support and Conflict Behaviour in Worker Representatives

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    Identifier: RP:869
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/RP869
    Authors:
    Euwema, Martin C. EuwemaMedina, Francisco J.Munduate, LourdesElgoibar, Patricia
    Abstract:
    In the current context of limited resources and economic, social and labour changes, organizational conflicts are becoming more and more competitive. Two possible explanations for this approach to conflict in Spain are the low trust between unions and management and the long tradition of confrontation in industrial relations. In this study we analyse the conflict pattern from worker representatives and the relation to trust in management and union support. The hypotheses are tested in a quantitative study of 719 representatives. Results show that a) representatives use a competitive conflict style; b) trust is negatively related to this style; and c) union support is positively related to the style. We explore how societal culture and historical industrial relations tradition explain these relations.

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    URV's Author/s: Euwema, Martin C. Euwema Medina, Francisco J. Munduate, Lourdes Elgoibar, Patricia
    Keywords: Worker representatives, conflict behaviour, trust, union support and societal culture
    Abstract: In the current context of limited resources and economic, social and labour changes, organizational conflicts are becoming more and more competitive. Two possible explanations for this approach to conflict in Spain are the low trust between unions and management and the long tradition of confrontation in industrial relations. In this study we analyse the conflict pattern from worker representatives and the relation to trust in management and union support. The hypotheses are tested in a quantitative study of 719 representatives. Results show that a) representatives use a competitive conflict style; b) trust is negatively related to this style; and c) union support is positively related to the style. We explore how societal culture and historical industrial relations tradition explain these relations.
    Journal publication year: 2012
    Publication Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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    Worker representatives, conflict behaviour, trust, union support and societal culture

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