Civil servants in Germany are commonly considered to have special privileges particularly with regard to their employment conditions. This belief is based on the fact that German civil servants (“Beamte”) cannot be discharged, which is an aspect of their employment relationship that attracts...

Das Normalarbeitsverhältnis löst sich auf. Beschäftigungsverhältnisse, die bislang eher ein Randdasein geführt haben, gewinnen an empirischer Bedeutung. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den beiden folgenden Fragen: Was charakterisiert die Beziehungen zwischen Arbeitnehmern in...

We explore the effects of management innovations on worker well-being using private sector linked employer-employee data for Britain. We find management innovations are associated with lower worker well-being and lower job satisfaction, an effect which becomes more pronounced when we account for...