A longitudinal test of a model of antecedents and consequences of union loyalty

Article Abstract:

In the present study we aimed to construct a process model of union loyalty. Various personal, work, and union-related variables were hypothesized to predict union loyalty, which in turn would cause greater participation in essential union activities. Furthermore, the study assessed whether different models of union loyalty existed for 169 Black and 139 White members of a multiracial South African union. For both samples, cross-lagged regression analyses showed that union loyalty caused greater formal participation in union activities. Separate path analyses demonstrated that perceptions of union instrumentality, extrinsic job dissatisfaction, and early socialization experiences predicted union loyalty in both samples. However, the nature and strength of several relationships between the antecedent variables and union loyalty were moderated by race. In a further refinement of the model, perceived union instrumentality was found to moderate the relationship between union loyalty and union participation, and the relationships between the predictor variables and union loyalty. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Race, Loyalty

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Development of a new outlier statistic for meta-analytic data

Article Abstract:

This article describes the development of a new technique for identifying outlier coefficients in a meta-analytic data sets. Denoted as the sample-adjusted meta-analytic deviancy statistic or SAMD, this technique takes into account the sample size on which each study is based when determining outlier status. An empirical test of the SAMD statistic with an actual meta-analytic data set resulted in a substantial reduction in residual variabilities and a corresponding increase in the percentage of variance accounted for by statistical artifacts after removal of outlier study coefficients. Moreover, removal of these coefficients helped to clarify what was a confusing and difficult-to-explain finding in this meta-analysis. It is suggested that analysis for outliers become a routine part of meta-analysis methodology. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Meta-analysis, Outliers (Statistics)

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A factor analytic study on the validity of a union commitment scale

Article Abstract:

In a study of black and white members of a trade union, researchers found that black members felt less responsibility to the union that did white members. The generally shorter tenure as union members of blacks may be a factor in the difference in their levels of union commitment. The research results suggest that more longitudinal study of the underlying factors of union commitment should be considered.

Case studies, Membership, Labor relations, African Americans, Employee motivation, Minorities in labor unions

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