| Tekijä: | Mefford, R. N. |
| Otsikko: | The effect of unions on productivity in a multinational manufacturing firm. |
| Lehti: | Industrial and Labor Relations Review
1986 : OCT, VOL. 40:1, p. 105-114 |
| Asiasana: | TRADE UNIONS PRODUCTIVITY MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | The effect of unions on productivity is examined in 31 plants of a large multinational firm in the years 1975-82. The plants,60 percent of which are unionized,all produce a similar line of products using material-intensive, labor-intensive,low-technology methods. Results obtained by estimating a translog production function indicate that unionization's overall effect on productivity is positive. Specific findings are that unionization increased the capital-labor ratio and improves management performance but it also raised the absenteeism rate. |
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