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Does employee representation foster workplace democracy?
Jirjahn, Uwe; Kiess, Johannes - 2024
From a theoretical viewpoint it is not clear whether or not works councils contribute to workplace democracy. This study is the first to provide systematic evidence that employees in establishments with a works council experience more democracy at work than the ones in establishments without a...
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Performance pay and alcohol use in Germany
Baktash, Mehrzad B.; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2021
. Previous research from the US argues that alcohol use as a form of "self-medication" may be a natural response to the stress …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012491409
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Worker stress and performance pay: German survey evidence
Baktash, Mehrzad B.; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2021
hypothesis that increased stress is one transmission mechanism. Using unique survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we … find performance pay consistently and importantly associates with greater stress even controlling for a long list of … pay and stress. The risk tolerant receiving performance pay suffer less stress than the risk averse. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012793323
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Family-friendly practices and worker representation in Germany
Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - In: Industrial relations : a journal of economy & society 48 (2009) 1, pp. 121-145
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Works councils and organizational gender policies in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 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/10012006249
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Works councils and organizational gender policies in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 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/10012012440
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Works councils and organizational gender policies in Germany
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 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/10012159293
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Family-Friendly Practices and Worker Representation in Germany
Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2008
The determinants of three employer-provided family-friendly work practices are estimated for German establishments. The presence of a works council stands as a positive determinant of all three practices. When works councils exist in the presence of collective bargaining, their influence tends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014212205
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Worker Stress and Performance Pay : German Survey Evidence
Baktash, Mehrzad; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2022
hypothesis that increased stress is one transmission mechanism. Using unique survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we … find performance pay consistently and importantly associates with greater stress even controlling for a long list of … pay and stress. The risk tolerant receiving performance pay suffer less stress than the risk averse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014030841
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Worker stress and performance pay : German survey evidence
Baktash, Mehrzad B.; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2021
hypothesis that increased stress is one transmission mechanism. Using unique survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we … find performance pay consistently and importantly associates with greater stress even controlling for a long list of … pay and stress. The risk tolerant receiving performance pay suffer less stress than the risk averse. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012703253