Key Antecedents and Outcomes of Korean Workers' Perceived Labor-Management Relations. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Keun S.; Kulviwat, Songpol; Al-Shuridah, Obaid
• Is Part Of: Journal of Asia-Pacific business. Volume 20:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 24
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Labor-management relations -- cross-cultural management -- international human resource management; Industrial management -- Asia -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Business -- Periodicals; Asia -- Commerce -- Periodicals; Pacific Area -- Commerce -- Periodicals; 330.95
• DOI: 10.1080/10599231.2019.1572420
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1059-9231

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Labor-management relations have received increasing attention and are believed as important by academics and practitioners. This article examines the key antecedents and outcomes of Korean unionized workers' perceived labor-management relations. Given the impact on employee performance and corporate productivity, it has not yet been known the extent of dynamics regarding the workers' perceptions of the labor-management relations. The study employs the structural equation modeling using partial least squares(PLS) technique. The empirical results from 2, 632 workers confirm that all hypothesized relationships are significant except the corporate training satisfaction in relation to labor relations. All outcomes of labor relations are significant. This research offers new insights into the important concept of labor-management relations specifically in Korea. Implications and future research are provided.