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| Tekijä: | Addison, J. T. Schnabel, C. Wagner, J. |
| Otsikko: | German Works Councils, Profits, and Innovation |
| Lehti: | Kyklos
1996 : VOL. 49:4, p. 555-582 |
| Asiasana: | WORKERS' COUNCILS WORKER PARTICIPATION INNOVATION PROFIT EMPIRICAL RESEARCH GERMANY |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Of the various direct mechanisms of worker participation, the German works councils in particular has attracted most academic interest and policy attention because of its mandatory (though not automatic) nature, participative reach, and seemingly limited distributive bargaining function. From a theoretical point of view, the case for mandating works councils is unclear. Not only does it remain to be established that firms will undersupply participation in the absence of a mandate, but even if that case can be made the requisite "level" of the mandate is opaque. Also, despite its popularity, rather little is known of the effects of German works councils on firm perfonmance or, relatedly, even of their distribution among firms. Our findings in a data base do not closely support the simple assertions of protagonists or antagonists. |
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