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European unions in the wake of flexible production: Technical report on the data sets used in a SALTSA project
No full textRapporto TECNICO di ricerca per il progetto finanziato da Swedish National Institute for Working Life
*JOB INSECURITY*UNION*WORK ATTITUDES*ORGANIZATIONAL ATTITUDES*WELL BEING*PSYCHOMETRIC
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Job insecurity and union membership: European unions in the wake of flexible production
No full textIn Europe, as well as in other industrialized economies all over the world, employment relations have undergone profound transformations over the last decades. Large numbers of workers have been displaced, involuntarily employed part-time, or hired on temporary employment contracts. The increasing flexibility in the staffing of organizations is experienced, by many employees, as a threat to the continuation of their employment relationships. A growing body of research suggests that such job insecurity can be of fundamental importance from the occupational health perspective as well as the managerial, due to its effects on employees' work attitudes and well-being.
This book addresses the nature of job insecurity and investigates its consequences for individuals, the organizations they work for, as well as their labor unions. It also examines whether factors associated with union membership help employees to cope with employment uncertainty. The book is based on a European project involving Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Both individuals and organizations alike are harmed by the increased insecurity that prevails in working life today. By identifying and explaining those factors which result in job insecurity, and examining how the experience affects individuals, organizations, and unions, the authors wish to expand the body of knowledge concerning job insecurity. Such knowledge can lead to a greater focus on this phenomenon within working life, and result in greater effort being put into understanding how preventative measures can be implemented in the future
Introduction to tax and trust
No full textIn this chapter we introduce a major topical challenge facing tax authorities: developing tax systems in a rapidly changing environment that are founded on trust without giving up the possibility to use power to have taxpayers pay their taxes due. In order to contextualize the importance of the challenge to generate and maintain conditional trust, some literature is reviewed that deals with the consequences and determinants of trust and trustworthiness for taxation and tax compliance. From this review it can be derived that to some extent public trust can be ‘earned’ by appropriate interaction between taxpayers and tax authorities, by applying the right instruments matching the causes of (non-)compliance and by building the institutional capacity that enables the adjustment to a rapidly changing internal and external environment. The contributions to this volume offer reflections on the role played by institutions, interactions and instruments in the intricate relation between tax and trust
Job insecurity, union support and the intention to resign membership: A psychological contract perspective
No full textThis article uses psychological contract theory to explore the consequences of job insecurity among union members. We hypothesize that the perception of job insecurity will correlate with a lower level of perceived union support and a higher intention to resign union membership. We also test whether the relationship between job insecurity and membership turnover is mediated by (a lack of) perceived union support. In Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands, an association is found between job insecurity and a reduction in perceived union support, and between job insecurity and the intention to resign membership; this association is also fully mediated by (a lack of) perceived union support. None of these hypotheses are corroborated in Sweden. We discuss implications of these findings for future research and for unions in Europe
Baanonzekerheid als schending van het psychologisch contract bij vakbondsleden: gevolgen voor vakbondsattitudes en opzegintentie in België en Nederland [Job insecurity as violation of the psychological contract among trade union members: consequences on attitudes towards unions and the intention to resign membership in Belgium and the Netherlands]
No full textIn this article the consequences of job insecurity among union members are explored. Having established that most employees have instrumental motives for joining a union, and using psychological contract theory, we hypothesize that job insecurity among union members correlates with a lower level of perceived union support, lower satisfaction with the union, reduced (affective) commitment towards the union, and a higher intention to resign union membership. These hypotheses were tested in Belgium and the Netherlands. Evidence was found to support the assumed association between job insecurity and a reduction in perceived union support. In Belgium, job insecurity was also associated with reduced union satisfaction and intention to resign membership. In neither country job insecurity was associated with union commitment. These results partly support the hypothesis that union members experience job insecurity as a violation of their psychological contract with the union
Introduction to tax and trust
No full textIn this chapter we introduce a major topical challenge facing tax authorities: developing tax systems in a rapidly changing environment that are founded on trust without giving up the possibility to use power to have taxpayers pay their taxes due. In order to contextualize the importance of the challenge to generate and maintain conditional trust, some literature is reviewed that deals with the consequences and determinants of trust and trustworthiness for taxation and tax compliance. From this review it can be derived that to some extent public trust can be ‘earned’ by appropriate interaction between taxpayers and tax authorities, by applying the right instruments matching the causes of (non-)compliance and by building the institutional capacity that enables the adjustment to a rapidly changing internal and external environment. The contributions to this volume offer reflections on the role played by institutions, interactions and instruments in the intricate relation between tax and trust
Consequenties van tijdelijk werk en baanonzekerheid in vier Europese landen [Consequences of temporary work and job insecurity in four European countries]
No full textThis contribution analyzes whether temporary work and (the subjective perception of) job insecurity are associated with a reduction in job satisfaction and organisational commitment, as suggested in the literature. Furthermore, an interaction between temporary work and job insecurity is tested. Data from four European countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden) are used to test the robustness of the hypotheses. Results show that temporary work is not associated with a reduction in job satisfaction and organisational commitment. Job insecurity, however, is associated with a lower score on both outcome variables, as hypothesized. In two countries, an interaction was found: job insecurity was associated with a reduction in job satisfaction and organisational commitment, though only among workers with a permanent contract. These results suggest a violation of the psychological contract for this specific category of workers
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