Die meisten kulturellen Einrichtungen bzw. Betriebe mit künstlerischem Anspruch wie Theater und Orchester werden betrieblich mitbestimmt. Allerdings gelten für sie Einschränkungen als Tendenzbetriebe, insbesondere sollen Nicht-Künstler nicht in künstlerischen Belangen mitbestimmen, weshalb...

Der Beitrag versteht sich als (selbst-)kritische Reflexion über die Arbeitsforschung und ihren Beitrag zum Verständnis der aktuellen Digitalisierung. Diskutiert wird, welche Einschränkungen sich derzeit ergeben, weil 1. überwiegend mit Fallstudien in vergleichsweise interessenpolitisch...

The authors analyse why the institution of non-unionised employees' representatives (NER) is created if its functions overlap with those of the unions, including collective bargaining and information-consultation. We aim to find how NERs are created and what their role in comparison to unionised...

We define worker representation, identify the factors that determine demand for it among workers and employers, discuss difficulties in supplying worker representation, and reflect on the implications of worker representation for worker welfare and the behavior and performance of employers

Using cross-country data from the European Company Survey, we investigate the relationship between workplace employee representation and five behavioral outcomes: strike incidence, the climate of industrial relations, sickness/absenteeism, employee motivation, and staff retention. The evidence...

A shortfall in employee voice attendant upon union decline has long been forewarned. Data from the third European Company Survey is used to establish perceived shortfalls in employee involvement based on the responses of employee representatives in establishments where formal workplace employee...

Using new, rich data on a representative sample of British workers, we examine the relationship between joint consultation systems at the workplace and employee satisfaction, accounting for possible interactions with union and management-led high-commitment strategies. We focus on non-union...

Cross-country data are used to establish perceived shortfalls in employee involvement based on the responses of employee representatives in EU establishments with formal workplace employee representation. The desire for greater involvement is smaller where workplace representation is via works...

Using cross-country data, this paper investigates the relationship between workplace representation and strikes. Works councils are associated with reduced strike activity. However, where union members make up a majority of works councillors, such union-dominated councils experience greater...

Since the beginning of the transformation in Poland, trade unions have experienced nearly two decades of declining membership numbers and influence. This article shows that not only the restructuring of the economy but also the trade union policies and organizational forms themselves contributed...