Abstract
This article studies how Dutch military personnel respond to austerity-related discontent. Based on the online survey (N = 579) conducted among military personnel we investigate 4 response strategies to austerity measures applied in the Dutch armed forces: voice (collective protest), exit (leaving the organization), silence (deliberately deciding not to protest), and neglect (engaging in anti-organizational behavior). We focus on how personnel combine these strategies and apply cluster analysis to identify 6 typical response patterns that we label as protesters, escapers, quiescents, conformers, obstructionists and combaters. We investigate how personal characteristics and perception of unique military environment influence the response of military personnel. We conclude that clusters we described are not only distinct in their behavior—their personal characteristics and perceptions differ as well.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 321-334 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Military Psychology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 30 Jul 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Austerity
- discontent
- protest
- voice
- exit
- silence
- neglect
- Netherlands
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Dealing with austerity measures within armed forces : The Dutch case. / Petrovic, Igor; van Stekelenburg, Jacquelien; Klandermans, Bert.
In: Military Psychology, Vol. 30, No. 4, 2018, p. 321-334.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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