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Works Councils - Sand or Grease in the Operation of German Firms?
Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2002
Using a large panel data set we investigate whether works councils act as sand or grease in the operation of German firms. Stochastic production frontier analysis indicates that establishments with and without a works council do not exhibit significant differences in efficiency.
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The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2003
distinct phases in the economic analysis of codetermination at the workplace. While Frege just considered studies from the … der empirischen Evidenz beruht. Dabei werden drei Phasen der ökonomischen Analyse der betrieblichen Mitbestimmung …
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Works Councils and the Productivity Impact of Direct Employee Participation
Zwick, Thomas - 2003
This paper measures the productivity impact of management-led participative establishment practices. On the basis of a representative German establishment data set, the IAB establishment panel, the study finds that the presence of team-work, a reduction of hierarchies and autonomous work groups...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297298
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Effects of workplace representation on firm-provided further training in Germany
Stegmaier, Jens - 2010
Betriebsrat. Unter Verwendung des IAB-Betriebspanels untersuche ich den Einfluss des Betriebsrats und anderen, informelleren … Mitbestimmung mit der Betriebsgröße variiert, prüfe ich weiter, ob damit Betriebsgrößendifferenziale verbunden sind. Die … der Betriebsrat einen positiven Einfluss auf die betriebliche Weiterbildung hat. Hinsichtlich der …
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The Course of Research into the Economic Consequences of German Works Councils
Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2003
codetermination at the workplace. This framework is key to understanding the progress that has been made in analysing the effect of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261591
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Works councils and separations: voice, monopoly, and insurance effects
Hirsch, Boris; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2009
Using a large linked employer-employee data set for Germany, we find that the existence of a works council is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269157
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Works Councils and Separations: Voice, Monopoly, and Insurance Effects
Hirsch, Boris; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2009
Using a large linked employer-employee data set for Germany, we find that the existence of a works council is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294754
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German works councils in the production process
Addison, John T.; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2003
We estimate the effects of works councils on productivity, 1997-2000, using the IAB Establishment Panel, a nationally representative German data set. We recoup the works council effect by estimating translog production functions, stochastic frontier production functions, and a model in first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299239
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Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272104
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Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274606