German works councils provide a highly developed mechanism for codetermination designed to increase trust and cooperation within firms. This study examines whether or not the functioning of works councils depends on the type of ownership. Comparing domestic- and foreign-owned firms in Germany,...

We use a representative sample of German establishments to show that those with foreign ownership are more likely to use performance appraisal, profit sharing and employee share ownership than are those with domestic ownership. Moreover, we show that works councils are associated with an...

Investitionen aus den wachstumsstarken BRIC-Staaten (Brasilien, Russland, Indien und China) haben in den vergangenen Jahren in Deutschland stark an Bedeutung gewonnen. Über das tatsächliche Ausmaß des Investitionsgeschehens und die mit den Unternehmen verbundenen Wirkungen liegen bislang aber...

This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the activities of foreign multinational companies (MNCs) affect host-country institutions of union and non-union...