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One-Third Codetermination at Company Supervisory Boards and Firm Performance in German Manufacturing Industries : First Direct Evidence from a New Type of Enterprise Data
Wagner, Joachim - 2009
This paper contributes to the empirical literature on the co-determination – firm performance nexus by using a new type … of data that combines information on the co-determination status of enterprises from a commercial data base and … the first time a direct comparison of enterprises from the same size class with and without codetermination at the …
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Works Councils, Quits and Dismissals in Germany
Grund, Christian - 2013
We examine the relationship between works councils and two different types of employment separation: dismissals by the firm and voluntary quits by employees. Based on representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we find a negative relationship between works councils and both kinds...
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Works Councils, Training and Employee Satisfaction
Bellmann, Lutz - 2018
This paper investigates the role of works councils in job satisfaction. Using the recently developed Linked Personnel Panel, we consider both the direct and indirect impact via further training. Basic estimates on an individual level do not reveal clearly direct effects, but on an establishment...
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Nonunion Employee Representation : Theory and the German Experience with Mandated Works Councils
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2017
Theories of how nonunion employee representation impacts firm performance, affects market equilibria, and generates externalities on labor and society are synthesized. Mandated works councils in Germany provide a particularly strong form of nonunion employee representation. A systematic review...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012945245
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Dissonant Works Councils and Establishment Survivability
Addison, John T. - 2019
Using subjective information provided by manager respondents on the stance taken by the works council in company decision making, this paper investigates the association between a measure of works council dissonance or disaffection and plant closings in Germany, 2006-2015. The potential effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012867152
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Works Councils and Organizational Gender Policies in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2019
While education and labor force participation of women have been increased, there is still a substantial gender gap in labor market opportunities. This gives rise to the question of what factors lead employers to promote work-family balance and gender equality. We address this question by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012870137
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Works Councils and Workplace Health Promotion in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2019
From a theoretical viewpoint, there can be market failures resulting in an underprovision of occupational health and safety. Works councils may help mitigate these failures. Using establishment data from Germany, our empirical analysis confirms that the incidence of a works council is...
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Works Councils and Performance Appraisals
Grund, Christian - 2019
Drawing on two large German representative data sets, we analyze the role of works councils for the use of performance appraisals (PA). We distinguish between the incidence of performance appraisal systems as intended by the firm and their actual implementation on the level of the individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861282
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Works Councils as Gatekeepers : Codetermination, Monitoring Practices, and Job Satisfaction
Grund, Christian; Sliwka, Dirk; Titz, Krystina - 2023
This paper analyzes the role of works councils as gatekeepers safeguarding employee's interests in the adoption of monitoring practices. We first introduce a formal model predicting that (i) the introduction of monitoring practices leads to a stronger increase (or weaker decrease) in job...
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Works Councils and Workers' Party Preferences in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe; Le, Thi - 2023
Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have nonfinancial consequences for civic society that go beyond the narrow boundaries of the workplace. Using panel data from a large sample of male workers, the...
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