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The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation : Transitions between States and Their Determinants - A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Great Britain

Addison, John T. - 2009

Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said, comparatively little is known in any detail of the changing pattern of the institutions of collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany and still less in both countries...

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One-Third Codetermination at Company Supervisory Boards and Firm Performance in German Manufacturing Industries : First Direct Evidence from a New Type of Enterprise Data

Wagner, Joachim - 2009

This paper contributes to the empirical literature on the co-determination – firm performance nexus by using a new type … of data that combines information on the co-determination status of enterprises from a commercial data base and … the first time a direct comparison of enterprises from the same size class with and without codetermination at the …

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Management Practices, Worker Commitment, and Workplace Representation

Addison, John T. - 2020

Using multilevel mixed effects ordered logistic models, this paper conducts an original investigation of the new management as a technology approach for all EU nations in a framework that explicitly recognizes worker representation while incorporating the notion of affective commitment. It is...

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Nonunion Employee Representation : Theory and the German Experience with Mandated Works Councils

Jirjahn, Uwe - 2017

Theories of how nonunion employee representation impacts firm performance, affects market equilibria, and generates externalities on labor and society are synthesized. Mandated works councils in Germany provide a particularly strong form of nonunion employee representation. A systematic review...

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Codetermination : The Presence of Workers on the Board. A Depth Analysis

Forcillo, Donato - 2017

We show the most relevant literature regarding the corporate governance system of Codetermination, which includes the …

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Works Councils and Workplace Health Promotion in Germany

Jirjahn, Uwe - 2019

From a theoretical viewpoint, there can be market failures resulting in an underprovision of occupational health and safety. Works councils may help mitigate these failures. Using establishment data from Germany, our empirical analysis confirms that the incidence of a works council is...

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Employee Representation and Flexible Working Time

Burdín, Gabriel - 2016

This paper provides evidence on the effect of employee representation on working time flexibility in private-sector European establishments. A 2002 European Union directive granted information, consultation and representation rights to employees on a range of key business, employment and work...

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Employee Representation and Financial Leverage

Lin, Chen - 2016

We analyze how direct employee voice affects financial leverage. German law mandates that firms' supervisory boards consist of an equal number of employees' and owners' representatives. This requirement, however, applies only to firms with over 2,000 domestic employees. We exploit this...

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European Works Councils and SE Works Councils in 2015. Facts and Figures

De Spiegelaere, Stan - 2015

In 2016 it will be 20 years since the first European Works Councils (EWC) directive came into force in the EU. In the same year, the European Commission is planning an evaluation of the EWC recast directive that will undoubtedly lead to debate on the need for further review of European...

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Employee Participation in Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility

Gelter, Martin - 2016

(particularly codetermination) on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Conceptually, it is important to distinguish between …

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