title: Trade unionism in the information technology (IT) industry: an employee's perspective.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This research aimed to understand the information technology (IT) employees' perception and approach towards union formation in the Indian IT Industry.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty IT professionals from three different organizations participated in this study who were dispersed throughout the organizational hierarchy and were selected via randomized quota sampling to reflect a mix of age, experience, gender and position they held with the organization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative methods were used in order to collect the data, through phenomenological principles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Discussion with the participants led to the emergence of four themes which influence the employees' perception of trade union formation the Indian IT industry. These were: (a) feeling of a blue collar, (b) collective to individual bargaining, (c) changing role of HR and (d) other reasons.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provided a tentative starting point towards the greater understanding of the employee's perceived notion of organizational life that influences employee's outlook towards trade unionism. Based on the study findings, there is an imperative that the human resource department, organizational forerunners and trade union philosophers continue to use research findings to understand employees' views about union formation in the IT industry.
authors.affiliation: rajiblochandhar2000@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Rajib Lochan
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Dhar
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D003098:Collective Bargaining; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007256:Information Systems; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007750:Labor Unions; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010559:Personnel Management; D011361:Professional Competence; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013192:Staff Development; D000078329:Workforce