The Consequences of Dual and Unilateral Commitment: Evidence from the Health Service

Tom Redman () and Ed Snape ()
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Tom Redman: Durham Business School
Ed Snape: Hong Kong Polytechnic University

No 2006_02, Department of Economics Working Papers from Durham University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper examines the pattern and consequences of commitment to organisation and union amongst union members in a UK National Health Service (NHS) Trust. Those who perceived the industrial relations climate as positive were more likely to be dually committed to both organisation and union. As anticipated, union commitment predicted union citizenship behaviours and intent to quit the union. However, organisational commitment predicted intent to quit the organisation but not organisational citizenship behaviour, which was predicted by union commitment. Findings suggest that those with a unilateral commitment to the union are more likely than the dually committed to engage in citizenship behaviours aimed at helping fellow members and colleagues, perhaps because they feel unconstrained by any strong loyalty to the organisation.

Date: 2006-02-01
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