Mitgliedergewinnungsstrategien österreichischer Gewerkschaften

Sandra Stern

Research output: ThesisMaster's / Diploma thesis

Abstract

The focus of this research are organizing policies of Austrian labor unions. I am going to analyze strategies that selected unions use to win new members in the construction industry given massive member losses. Two Austrian unions will be examined by means of a comparative analysis. These unions show differences in their membership and related to that in their culture as well as in their size and structure. I am going to develop different and common features of their organizing strategies. The following factors are considered: socioeconomic change, the institutional context of industrial relations, employer and states strategies, and union structures. Apart from these factors, I am going to study patterns of interpretation and action of union actors considering these as fundamental inner-organizational factors. Therefore an actor-oriented perspective will be employed that sheds light on the way, strategic choices develop within union organizations. The example of union organizing shows that besides objective structures, subjective patterns of perception and interpretation of union actors are a central factor in explaining how union organizations handle organizational problems.
Original languageGerman (Austria)
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2010

Fields of science

  • 504 Sociology
  • 504005 Educational sociology
  • 504030 Economic sociology
  • 504002 Sociology of work
  • 507011 Spatial research
  • 502 Economics
  • 506 Political Science
  • 509 Other Social Sciences
  • 509012 Social policy
  • 211917 Technology assessment

JKU Focus areas

  • Social Systems, Markets and Welfare States
  • Social and Economic Sciences (in general)

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