Summary Using OLS and quantile regression methods and rich cross-section data sets for western and eastern Germany, this paper demonstrates that the impact of works council presence on labor productivity varies between manufacturing and services, between plants that are or are not covered by...

Using OLS and quantile regression methods and rich cross-section data sets for western and eastern Germany, this paper demonstrates that the impact of works council presence on labor productivity varies between manufacturing and services, between plants that are or are not covered by collective...

Summary This paper presents new evidence of works council impact on two dimensions of firm performance, namely, relative profitability as assessed by top management, and innovative activity as measured by new product development. The extant German literature is reviewed en passant, and some care...

Das deutsche System der Mitbestimmung auf Betriebs- und Unternehmensebene und seine Konsequenzen für verschiedene Dimensionen des Firmenerfolgs und des Firmenverhaltens (wie z.B. Produktivität oder Standortwahl) ist seit langer Zeit Gegenstand zahlreicher theoretischer und empirischer...