A model of the antecedents of early union commitment: The role of socialization experiences and steward characteristics
研究了工会代表特征和新成员早期社会化经验如何影响其对工会的态度和情感承诺，基于585名新会员的调查数据，发现社会化经验显著影响工会态度，进而预测工会承诺。
Abstract The present study aimed at investigating the influence of shop steward characteristics and early union socialization experiences on new members' attitudes toward unions and their affective commitment to the union. Two thousand surveys were mailed to the most recent members of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Of these, 658 (33 per cent) were returned. Focusing on those individuals who had joined the union within the past 12 months yielded a usable sample of 585. A two‐stage, structural equation modeling approach indicated a satisfactory goodness‐of‐fit for both the measurement and structural models. Individual socialization experiences significantly affected union attitudes. The latter variable was a significant predictor of union commitment. These results are discussed in the context of the organizational socialization literature and union commitment research.