title: The impact of union elections on human resources management practices in hospitals.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to explore top management's perceptions of how various human resources management (HRM) practices changed in hospitals (n = 101) after union elections. Significant increases in many HRM practices that are believed to lead to competitive advantage through human resources were reported in firms in which unions lost elections but not in firms where unions were certified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA.
authors.forename: Satish P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Deshpande
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007750:Labor Unions; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States