In:
ILR Review, SAGE Publications, Vol. 40, No. 1 ( 1986-10), p. 105-114
Abstract:
This paper examines the effect of unions on productivity in 31 plants of a large multinational firm in the years 1975–82. The plants, 60 percent of which are unionized, all produce a similar line of products using material-intensive, labor-intensive, low-technology methods. Results obtained by estimating a translog production function indicate that unionization's overall effect on productivity is positive. Specific findings are that unionization increases the capital-labor ratio and improves management performance, but it also raises the absenteeism rate. A net positive effect on productivity remains even when these channels of union influence are controlled for, a result that, the author suggests, may reflect an improved labor relations climate or improved labor quality associated with unionization.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0019-7939
,
2162-271X
DOI:
10.1177/001979398604000108
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1986
detail.hit.zdb_id:
218617-2
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2066463-1
SSG:
7,26
SSG:
3,4
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