Abstract—Labour unions unquestionably rely on member participation for their survival and ability to meet members’ needs. However, there has been relative lack of participation by the membership in union activities. The present study is done with motive of identifying and developing a theoretical model depicting relationship between antecedents and consequence(s) of union participation, using systematic literature review as proposed by Tranfield, Denyer and Smart. While Demographic Variables, Union Commitment, Union Instrumentality, Union Ideology, Pro-union Attitudes and Union Support have been identified as the Antecedents of Union Participation, Human Effectiveness is the resulting consequence.

Index Terms—union participation, membership participation, conceptual model, antecedents and consequences, human effectiveness

Cite: Singh Tripti and Chawla Ginni, "Antecedents and Consequences of Union Participation: A Review," Journal of Advanced Management Science, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 44-49, March 2015. doi: 10.12720/joams.3.1.44-49