Factors responsible for trade union membership in Mbeya city council, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMerydon, Godian
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-09T08:51:24Z
dc.date.available2024-10-09T08:51:24Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the School of Public Administration and Management (SOPAM) for the partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSc.HRM) of Mzumbe University
dc.description.abstractThe study was intended to examine the factors for trade union membership in Mbeya city council, Tanzania. The thesis has six chapters, chapter I-Introduction, IILiterature review, III-Research methodology, Chapter IV-findings, chapter-V Discussion of findings, chapter-VI summary, conclusion, recommendations and policy implications. Lastly, a study ends up with Reference and Appendices. Either, main objective of the study was to examine the factors responsible for trade union membership in MCC with specific reference to TUGHE, CWT and TALGWU. Also a study was guided by three specific objectives which are to examine the operation of trade union membership in MCC, to examine the reasons for employees to join trade unions in MCC, to examine the contribution of each factor that influences employee to join trade union in MCC. A case study design was used by employing a sample of 75 respondents was adopted through purposive and simple randomly sampling. Regarding data collection methods a study used a research instruments which are interviews, questionnaire and documentary review, which applied to gather the required information as per the research questions. A study found that most of employees in MCC joined trade union for the sake of sense of security, minimizing discrimination, peer pressure, collective bargaining but fewer joined trade union just because of being bounded by the regulatory framework. A study concluded that the MCC should allow their employees to be free to make a choice on the labour union they prefer and be willing to join it, also Government should always accept the advice from the trade union in doing so the welfare of the employees will be improved and others will be influenced to join.
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dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1429
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMzumbe University
dc.subjectTrade unions
dc.subjectTrade union membership
dc.subjectCollective bargaining power
dc.subjectExpectancy theory
dc.titleFactors responsible for trade union membership in Mbeya city council, Tanzania
dc.typeThesis
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