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Union Participation in Japan: Do Western Theories Apply?

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  • Sarosh Kuruvilla
  • Daniel G. Gallagher
  • Jack Fiorito
  • Mitsuru Wakabayashi

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This study investigates the validity in Japan of union participation models developed in North America. The results of ordinary least squares analysis suggest that members' participation in unions is positively related to many of the same factors in Japan as in North America: for example, length of union membership, pay, dissatisfaction regarding pay and working conditions, degree of interaction with others in the work group, and perceptions of the union's effectiveness and its democratic character. Some findings at odds with those of Western studies, however, are that older workers and better-educated workers are less (rather than more) likely than others to actively participate, and job status is unrelated (rather than positively related) to participation.

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  • Sarosh Kuruvilla & Daniel G. Gallagher & Jack Fiorito & Mitsuru Wakabayashi, 1990. "Union Participation in Japan: Do Western Theories Apply?," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 43(4), pages 374-389, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:43:y:1990:i:4:p:374-389
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    1. Carola M. Frege, 1996. "Union Membership in Post-Socialist East Germany: Who Participates in Collective Action?," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 34(3), pages 387-413, September.
    2. Hung, Cheng-Yu, 2019. "From silenced to vocal: Teacher unionists’ growing influence on educational development in Taiwan," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    3. Schnabel, Claus & Wagner, Joachim, 2003. "Trade union membership in Eastern and Western Germany: convergence or divergence?," Discussion Papers 18, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics.
    4. Tom Redman & Ed Snape, 2014. "The antecedents of union commitment and participation: evaluating moderation effects across unions," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(6), pages 486-506, November.

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