Ökonomische Wirkungen der Mitbestimmung in Deutschland: Ein Update

Jirjahn, Uwe

doi:10.3790/schm.131.1.3

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“…The estimated productivity effects of up to 40 percent are quite large but fall into the range of previous findings (e.g., Addison, Schnabel, and Wagner, 2004;Jirjahn, 2011;Mueller, 2011). have a productivity-enhancing effect. But to enhance productivity, an exchange of information between works council and management in bargaining processes seems to have an additional positive effect.…”

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“…In the last two decades, many empirical studies have been conducted that analyze the economic consequences of works councils in German firms (for detailed literature reviews see Frege (2002), Addison, Schnabel and Wagner (2001;2004), Jirjahn (2005;, and articles by Jirjahn (2011) and Mueller (2011) (Freeman and Lazear, 1995;Hübler and Jirjahn, 2003). For example, most studies report positive or at least non-negative effects of works councils on firms' labor productivity, positive effects on workers' wages, and negative or non-significant effects on profits.…”

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The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations

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2011

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The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations

Pfeifer¹

2011

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“…More recent studies published since the last comprehensive literature review (Jirjahn, 2011) support the conclusion that correlations between the works council and productivity are largely positive (Brändle, 2013;Hübler, 2015;Jirjahn and Müller, 2014;Müller, 2012Müller, , 2015Pfeifer, 2011). To obtain a complete picture, however, two points must be taken into account:…”

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“…Addison (2009) Given its larger number of cases and its long panel character, the third research phase is also characterized by a certain methodological plurality, as noted by Jirjahn (2011). However, this does not always contribute to a consistent picture, creating new problems when evaluating the impact of work councils.…”

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Why is there resistance to works councils in Germany? An economic perspective

Müller

Stegmaier

2017

Economic and Industrial Democracy

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“…To develop the argument, I outline a model of flexible employment relationships in which employers can benefit from both adaptive working and on-thejob problem-solving and learning, but to do so, they need to develop high-trust work relationships. These are favoured by institutional guarantees to workers, such as those provided by codetermination, as evidenced by the empirical studies showing, mostly, beneficial effects of works councils (see Jirjahn, 2010). Because both parties take considerable risks when setting aside protective work rules, flexible cooperation is not always stable, and without strong institutional support, there is always a danger that such rules will revert to more restrictive application when trust comes under strain.…”

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The future of the German industrial relations model

Marsden

2015

J Labour Market Res

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The paper examines recent evidence on the erosion of the German industrial relations model. Although its coverage has declined, much of this has occurred in smaller and newer establishments, and compared with Britain, it has remained solid in the areas of Germany's traditional industrial strength. This is explained by the nature of high performance work systems that involve flexible working and on-the-job problem-solving. Both countries have modernised their work systems in recent decades, with German industrial firms maintaining higher degrees of worker autonomy and learning and British ones relying more on managerial control. The survival of the German model in this sector, as compared with services, is attributed to the role of such work systems in the high end of international competition. A model is developed to explain why stable cooperation within these work relationships is enhanced by means of a strong institutional framework. It is then used to explain why employers in the sectors using these systems have continued to work within these institutions. It is argued that employers' increased focus on the match between commercial needs and workplace institutions has contributed to the growing segmentation within German industrial relations which has been widely documented, and represents a departure from the classical post-war German model. The article finishes by asking how far this can go before damaging social and political cohesion.

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Ökonomische Wirkungen der Mitbestimmung in Deutschland: Ein Update

Cited by 48 publications

References 49 publications

The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations

The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations

Why is there resistance to works councils in Germany? An economic perspective

The future of the German industrial relations model

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