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German works councils old and new : incidence, coverage and determinants
Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2002
Germany, while at the same time charting the determinants of their presence. Furthermore, we identify newly established works …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411321
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The determinants of firm performance : unions, works councils, and employee involvement/high performance work practices
Addison, John T. (contributor) - 2005
Drawing on evidence from the United States and Germany, this paper offers a survey of the effects of worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002853239
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Survival, growth, and interfirm collaboration of start-up companies in high-technology industries : a case study of Upper Bavaria
Hampe, Johannes; Steininger, Martin - 2001
Our analysis of the survival of firms leads to the important result that the hypotheses about differences between various industries in the life duration of new firms and about the importance of the region of location for the probability of survival are confirmed. Many more enterprises are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403326
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Immigrants and trade union membership : does integration into society and workplace play a moderating role?
Bedaso, Fenet Jima; Jirjahn, Uwe; Goerke, Laszlo - 2022
-generation immigrants in Germany. Importantly, the analysis shows that the immigrant-native gap in union membership indeed depends on … in Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013383180
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Works councils and workplace health promotion in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens; Smith, Stephen C. - 2019
This study explores the impact an exogenous improvement in childhood health has on later-life outcomes. Using extensive and detailed register data from the Swedish Interdisciplinary Panel, we follow individuals exposed to the introduction of the first vaccine against polio in Sweden (birth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011974667
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Political spillovers of workplace democracy in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe; Thi Xuan Thu Le - 2022
's decision making has the potential to foster workers' political participation in civic society. Our study for Germany indeed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013329512
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Foreign ownership and intra-firm union density in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2017
From a theoretical viewpoint the relationship between foreign ownership and unionization is ambiguous. On the one hand, foreign owners have better opportunities to undermine workers' unionization. On the other hand, workers of foreign-owned firms have an increased demand for the protection...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011762256
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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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Industrial relations and the wage differentials between skilled and unskilled blue-collar workers within establishments : an empirical analysis with data of manufacturing firms
Hübler, Olaf; Meyer, Wolfgang - 2000
Increased wage inequality between skilled and unskilled workers is a stylized fact, which can be observed in many developed countries. Among the explanations advanced for this phenomenon is the increasing globalization, a skill-biased technical progress, restructuring of the firms, and last but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336867