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

Internet of Things’ devices (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence’s algorithms (AI) make workplaces’ surveillance unprecedentedly meticulous. Tracking workforce traits, behaviours and results is increasingly the new normal, also in light of the pandemic scenario, where working from home and...

This paper studies the effect of labor protection on the relation between employee satisfaction and firm capital structure across 32 countries. The stakeholder theory of capital structure states that firms whose values are derived largely from their human capital tend to maintain a lower debt...

Betriebsräte haben einen starken Rückhalt in ihren Belegschaften. Dennoch zeigt der Blick auf die Wahlbeteiligung in der IW-Betriebsratswahlbefragung 2022, dass dieser Rückhalt rückläufig ist. Dort, wo ein Betriebsrat gewählt wurde, beteiligten sich im ungewichteten Durchschnitt knapp 69...

We conduct a large-scale global study of ESG-linked pay for major firms that make up 85% of the market capitalization across 59 countries. We find that the pay adoption is higher for firms in extractive and utility industries, in countries that value individualism and femininity, have stronger...

Anhand des IW-Personalpanels wurde untersucht, welche Konfliktthemen in einem Unternehmen auftreten und wie betriebliche Konflikte gelöst werden. Laut diesen Daten gab es 2022 in 11 Prozent der Unternehmen einen Betriebsrat. Weitere 12,7 Prozent verfügten über ein alternatives...

Usage of the phrase “modern day slavery” to describe human trafficking, especially sex trafficking, is widespread despite work by numerous scholars and activists to point out how such usage harms attempts to remedy both slavery and trafficking. In order to more clearly recognize the...

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...

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...

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...