2016/05/27 by Danat Valizade, Chidiebere Ogbonnaya, Olga Tregaskis +1
Business, Management and Accounting · Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Employment and Welfare Studies #Labor Movements and Unions #Organizational Downsizing and Restructuring
paper · doi:10.1111/1748-8583.12113
openalex publication_date 2016/05/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Recent years have witnessed increased research on the role of workplace partnership in promoting positive employment relations. However, there has been little quantitative analysis of the partnership experiences of employees. This article examines how the kinds of attributions employees make regarding indirect (union‐based) and direct (non‐union‐based) employee participation in workplace partnership might influence the process of mutual gains. It uses employee outcomes to reflect partnership gains for all stakeholders involved ( i.e. employees, employers and trade unions). The article contributes to existing knowledge of workplace partnership by examining the potential role of the employment relations climate as an enabling mechanism for the process of mutual gains. The findings suggest mutual gains for all stakeholders are varied and mediated through the employment relations climate.