TY - JOUR
T1 - Undermining mobilization? The effect of job flexibility and job instability on the willingness to strike
AU - Jansen, Giedo
AU - Akkerman, Agnes
AU - Vandaele, Kurt
PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - This article addresses the question of whether, and to what extent job flexibility is detrimental to mobilization with regard to the willingness to take part in industrial action. The authors examine the influence of job flexibility (‘standard’ versus ‘non-standard’ work) and job instability (changes from one job to another) on employees’ willingness to strike. Based on Dutch survey data it is shown that only minor differences exist between ‘standard’ and ‘non-standard’ employees in their willingness to participate in a strike. While this study did not establish a major direct effect of job flexibility on strike participation, tests of interaction effects reveal that job flexibility moderates other mobilizing factors, such as union membership and job dissatisfaction. Job instability, on average, has no effect on strike participation.
AB - This article addresses the question of whether, and to what extent job flexibility is detrimental to mobilization with regard to the willingness to take part in industrial action. The authors examine the influence of job flexibility (‘standard’ versus ‘non-standard’ work) and job instability (changes from one job to another) on employees’ willingness to strike. Based on Dutch survey data it is shown that only minor differences exist between ‘standard’ and ‘non-standard’ employees in their willingness to participate in a strike. While this study did not establish a major direct effect of job flexibility on strike participation, tests of interaction effects reveal that job flexibility moderates other mobilizing factors, such as union membership and job dissatisfaction. Job instability, on average, has no effect on strike participation.
KW - Atypical employment
KW - fixed-term contracts
KW - participation
KW - strikes
KW - temporary employment
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U2 - 10.1177/0143831X14559782
DO - 10.1177/0143831X14559782
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011900258
SN - 0143-831X
VL - 38
SP - 99
EP - 117
JO - Economic and Industrial Democracy
JF - Economic and Industrial Democracy
IS - 1
ER -