Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia

Trade union effectiveness is a critical determinant for industrial democracy and the well-being of employees in a state dominated industrial relations system. The ability to interpret, decipher, sustain and redefine the demands of the members represented would ensure the effectiveness of trade union...

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Main Author:	Ganesan, Jaya
Format:	Thesis
Published:	2015
Subjects:	HD6350-6940.7 Trade unions Labor unions Workers' associations
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spelling	my-mmu-ep.69112017-09-12T16:41:55Z Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia 2015-04 Ganesan, Jaya HD6350-6940.7 Trade unions. Labor unions. Workers' associations Trade union effectiveness is a critical determinant for industrial democracy and the well-being of employees in a state dominated industrial relations system. The ability to interpret, decipher, sustain and redefine the demands of the members represented would ensure the effectiveness of trade unions at the workplace. In addition, the strategies adopted by trade unions and environmental factors also influence trade union effectiveness. Although trade unions in Malaysia generally play an important role in protecting the rights of workers, the trade union movement is being challenged by many factors. Even though the number of trade unions and trade union membership have been steadily increasing there is a decline in union density. Thus, there is a need to analyse the factors influencing trade union effectiveness in the Malaysian context. Many of the studies examining trade union effectiveness have examined union organising, but there are several other determinants which lack empirical evidence. Drawing from the existing scenarios and findings, this study examined how union effectiveness is influenced by union strategy and environmental factors. Specifically, this study had three main objectives: (i) to analyse the relationship between union strategies (union goals, union methods, union tactics) and union effectiveness; (ii) to determine the relationship between environmental factors (legislative regime, government policy, management policy) and union effectiveness; (iii) to determine the relationship between environmental factors (legislative regime, government policy, management policy) and union strategy (union goals, union methods and union tactics). 2015-04 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/6911/ http://library.mmu.edu.my/diglib/onlinedb/dig_lib.php phd doctoral Multimedia University Faculty of Business
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topic	HD6350-6940.7 Trade unions Labor unions Workers' associations
spellingShingle	HD6350-6940.7 Trade unions Labor unions Workers' associations Ganesan, Jaya Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia
description	Trade union effectiveness is a critical determinant for industrial democracy and the well-being of employees in a state dominated industrial relations system. The ability to interpret, decipher, sustain and redefine the demands of the members represented would ensure the effectiveness of trade unions at the workplace. In addition, the strategies adopted by trade unions and environmental factors also influence trade union effectiveness. Although trade unions in Malaysia generally play an important role in protecting the rights of workers, the trade union movement is being challenged by many factors. Even though the number of trade unions and trade union membership have been steadily increasing there is a decline in union density. Thus, there is a need to analyse the factors influencing trade union effectiveness in the Malaysian context. Many of the studies examining trade union effectiveness have examined union organising, but there are several other determinants which lack empirical evidence. Drawing from the existing scenarios and findings, this study examined how union effectiveness is influenced by union strategy and environmental factors. Specifically, this study had three main objectives: (i) to analyse the relationship between union strategies (union goals, union methods, union tactics) and union effectiveness; (ii) to determine the relationship between environmental factors (legislative regime, government policy, management policy) and union effectiveness; (iii) to determine the relationship between environmental factors (legislative regime, government policy, management policy) and union strategy (union goals, union methods and union tactics).
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Ganesan, Jaya
author_facet	Ganesan, Jaya
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title	Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short	Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full	Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr	Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia
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granting_institution	Multimedia University
granting_department	Faculty of Business
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Employer Perceptions of Factors Affecting Trade Union Effectiveness in Peninsular Malaysia

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