Is workplace democracy associated with wider pro-democracy affect? A structural equation model
Abstract
Using structural equation modelling, this article examines the hypothesis that employees can learn about democracy through employee participation in workplace decision-making, thus resulting in more positive attitudes toward democracy in the wider political arena. The research finds that workplace democracy is strongly positively associated with increased interest in politics and wider pro-democracy affect. This result holds true even when controlling for reverse causality and the confounding influence of trade union membership. The article suggests that work can have an important effect on wider governance at the level of the community and the state.
Citation
Timming , A & Summers , J 2020 , ' Is workplace democracy associated with wider pro-democracy affect? A structural equation model ' , Economic and Industrial Democracy , vol. 41 , no. 3 , pp. 709-726 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X17744028
Publication
Economic and Industrial Democracy
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0143-831XType
Journal article
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© 2018, SAGE Publications. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X17744028
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