Employee ownership has attracted growing attention for its potential to improve economic outcomes for companies, workers, and the economy in general, and help reduce inequality. Over 100 studies across many countries indicate that employee ownership is generally linked to better productivity,...

This paper studies motivational crowding-out effects after financial incentives are lowered. In a real-effort setting, workers receive a piece rate before financial incentives are substituted by a one-time payment. Under the fixed payment, effort is significantly lower only when preceded by...

We study optimal incentive contracts for workers who are reciprocal to management attention. When neither worker's effort nor manager's attention can be contracted, a double moral-hazard problem arises, implying that reciprocal workers should be given weak financial incentives. In a...

We investigate the relationship between co-determination at the plant level and paid vacation in Germany. From a legal perspective, works councils have no impact on vacation entitlements, but they can affect their use. Employing data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we find that male...

This paper considers an employee's retirement intentions and its influencing factors. The role of conflicts that an employee experiences with his/her boss and the role of his/her health status are analyzed using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data. Estimation results show that conflicts matter as...

Work-related stress can lead to substantial health problems and thereby result in immense costs for establishments. Therefore, the question as to what extent establishments contribute to their employees' stress levels is of great importance for firm performance. We investigate the relationship...

Der Unternehmensmonitor Familienfreundlichkeit 2013 zeigt, dass die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf in der Wirtschaft weiterhin eine hohe Aufmerksamkeit genießt. Dies gilt fast ausnahmslos vor allem für die knapp 30 Prozent der Betriebe, in denen die Geschäftsleitung eine ausgeprägt...

Der Einfluss der kulturellen Diversität innerhalb der Belegschaft auf den betrieblichen Erfolg ist kontextabhängig. Kulturelle Vielfalt innerhalb der Belegschaft wirkt per se weder förderlich noch hinderlich. Dies ist das Ergebnis einer empirischen Auswertung von...

Die Digitalisierung birgt Potenziale, die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf zu verbessern. Laut aktuellen Befragungsergebnissen im Rahmen des Unternehmensmonitors Familienfreundlichkeit 2016 sind Unternehmen und Beschäftigte gleichermaßen davon überzeugt. Fast jedes zweite stark...

The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between non-standard contracts (part-time, fixed-term) and workplace training by discussing the implications of two different theoretical frameworks grounding on human capital theory and strategic management, respectively. To achieve this...