An Identity Perspective on the Propensity of High-Tech Talent to Unionize.

Part of a special section on power and identity via electronic communication. The writer develops an identity-based explanation of the propensity for highly skilled technical workers to unionize. She argues that highly skilled technical workers will only unionize when doing so is consistent with t...

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Publicado en:Journal of Labor Research Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 31 - 54
Autor principal: Milton, Laurie P.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. Winter 2003
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Sumario:Part of a special section on power and identity via electronic communication. The writer develops an identity-based explanation of the propensity for highly skilled technical workers to unionize. She argues that highly skilled technical workers will only unionize when doing so is consistent with their high-tech identities, when unions are perceived to be instrumental, and when unionization is supported by their social structure.