The role of subjective group memberships and perceptions of power in industrial conflict

A survey conducted with university academics (N = 187) investigated self-re ported behaviour, explanations. social identification and perceptions of po wer during a period of industrial disputation. The results point to the imp ortance of subjective experience of group memberships rather than overt gro up memberships in understanding behaviour and perceptions of power during i ndustrial conflict and demonstrate very little support for the idea that in dustrial action or inaction reflects coerced behaviour. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.