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Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 1/2013

01-03-2013

Are cultural values associated with organizational and union commitment and citizenship behavior? A study of Chinese manufacturing workers

Authors: Andy W. Chan, Ed Snape

Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

This paper examines the association between individual-level cultural values and employees’ commitment to, and citizenship behaviors towards, their employing organization and union. Based on a study of Chinese manufacturing workers, several significant findings emerged, most notably that workers distinguished clearly between the organization and union as foci for commitment and that horizontal, but not vertical, collectivism was positively associated with union commitment and union citizenship behavior. Our results suggest the need to differentiate between horizontal and vertical collectivism when considering the effects of cultural values on attitudes towards unions and collective action.
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Metadata
Title
Are cultural values associated with organizational and union commitment and citizenship behavior? A study of Chinese manufacturing workers
Authors
Andy W. Chan
Ed Snape
Publication date
01-03-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-012-9323-7

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