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The effect of worker representation on employment behavior in Germany : another case of -2.5%
Addison, John T. (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002115406
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The extent of collective bargaining and workplace representation : transitions between states and their determinants ; a comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said … representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904912
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Slip sliding away : further union decline in Germany and Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2010
changes in collective bargaining and worker representation in the private sector in Germany and Britain over the period 1998 …, the decline in collective bargaining is more pronounced in Britain than in Germany, thus continuing a trend apparent since …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940346
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Works councils and the anatomy of wages
Addison, John T. (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper provides the first full examination of the effect of German works councils on wages using matched employer-employee data (specifically, the LIAB for 2001). We find that works councils are associated with higher earnings. The wage premium is around 11 percent (and is higher under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003502719
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Individual and job based determinants of performance appraisal : evidence from Germany
Grund, Christian (contributor); Sliwka, Dirk (contributor) - 2007
We investigate the use of performance appraisal (PA) in German Firms. First, we derive hypotheses on individual and job based determinants of PA usage. Based on a representative German data set on individual employees, we test these hypotheses and also explore the impact of PA on performance pay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003539340
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The state of collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany : the erosion continues
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2010
This paper investigates trends in collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany from 2000 to 2008. It … western Germany. Arguably, the path of erosion will continue until rough and ready convergence is reached with eastern Germany … appears to be so. -- Erosion of the dual system ; collective bargaining/works council coverage ; eastern and western Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003984795
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Bonus payments, hierarchy levels and tenure : theoretical considerations and empirical evidence
Grund, Christian; Kräkel, Matthias - 2010
Using data on executive compensation for the German chemical industry, we investigate the relevance of two theoretical approaches that focus on bonuses as part of a long term wage policy of a firm. The first approach argues that explicit bonuses serve as substitutes for implicit career concerns....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009155574
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Is the erosion thesis overblown? : evidence from the orientation of uncovered employers
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino; Evers, Katalin; … - 2012
It is sometimes claimed that the coverage of collective bargaining in Germany is considerably understated because of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009550632
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Pacts for employment and competitiveness as a role model? : their effects on firm performance
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino; Evers, Katalin; … - 2015
collective bargaining in Germany, a phenomenon that has been hailed as key to that nation's economic resurgence. Yet little is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333569
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Management compensation and the economic crisis : longitudinal evidence from the German chemical sector
Grund, Christian; Hofmann, Tanja - 2013
Making use of unique balanced panel data for the German chemical sector from the years 2008 to 2011, we explore the extent to which managers' compensation was affected by the economic crisis and the extent to which it increased afterwards. Carrying out longitudinal analyses, we find that, on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009754706