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Wage and employment effects of workplace representation : a ”right to co-manage” model

Gu, Yiquan - 2010

of bargaining power and co-determination power. In particular, works councils always increase employment while their … workers as a union. -- Workplace representation ; union-oligopoly bargaining ; firm-council codetermination …Dieses Paper schlägt ein zweistufiges Gewerkschaft-Oligopol-Betriebsrat-Modell über Lohn- und …

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The state of collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany : the erosion continues

Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2010

This paper investigates trends in collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany from 2000 to 2008. It seeks to update and widen earlier analyses pointing to a decline in collective bargaining, while providing more information on the dual system as a whole. Using data from the IAB...

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Foreign owners and the quality of industrial relations in Germany

Dill, Verena; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2013

German works councils provide a highly developed mechanism for codetermination designed to increase trust and …

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Active owners and the failure of newly adopted works councils

Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2013

codetermination because it reduces the utility they gain from being the ultimate bosses within the establishment. …

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Active owners and the failure of newly adopted works councils

Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2013

codetermination because it reduces the utility they gain from being the ultimate bosses within the establishment. …

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Variable pay, industrial relations and foreign ownership : evidence from Germany ; conference paper

Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2013

We use a representative sample of German establishments to show that those with foreign ownership are more likely to use performance appraisal, profit sharing and employee share ownership than are those with domestic ownership. Moreover, we show that works councils are associated with an...

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Works councils and employer attitudes toward the incentive effects of HRM practices

Jirjahn, Uwe - 2016

A growing number of econometric examinations show that works councils substantially shape the personnel policy of firms in Germany. Firms with works councils make greater use of various HRM practices. This gives rise to the question of whether employers view the shaping of personnel policy...

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German works councils old and new : incidence, coverage and determinants

Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2002

Although works councils are a core element of the German system of industrial relations, there is little reliable information on their incidence and coverage. This paper uses data from the nationally representative IAB establishment panel to fill this gap. We examine the frequency of works...

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Works councils and the productivity impact of direct employee participation

Zwick, Thomas - 2003

This paper measures the productivity impact of management-led participative establishment practices. On the basis of a representative German establishment data set, the IAB establishment panel, the study finds that the presence of team-work, a reduction of hierarchies and autonomous work groups...

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The Course of Research into the Economic Consequences of German Works Councils

Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2003

codetermination at the workplace. This framework is key to understanding the progress that has been made in analysing the effect of …

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