Using a unique new cross-national survey of Japanese and Korean workers, we report the first systematic evidence on the effects on employee voice of High Performance Work Practices (HPWPs) from the two economies which are noted for the wide use of HPWPs. We find for both nations that: (i)...

Drawing on evidence from the United States and Germany, this paper offers a survey of the effects of worker representation (in unions and works councils) and innovative work practices on firm performance. The focus is on the growing links between these two historically separate literatures. The...

Die herkömmlichen Verfahren der Entgeltbestimmungen geraten zunehmend in Konflikt mit modernen Formen der Personalpolitik. Deshalb führen Unternehmen aus verschiedenen Branchen in den neunziger Jahren neue Arten der Leistungsentlohnung ein. Diese Studie untersucht die Funktion solcher...