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European Works Councils Experiences [PDF]

open access: yesComparative Economic Research, 2011
In September, 2011 there was 15th anniversary of the implementation of the first EU directive creating European Works Councils (EWCs). This is also the year when the new version of the directive was put in force, i.e. Directive 2009/38/EC.
Katarzyna Skorupińska
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Conditions of workers' participation in the European context-works councils structures in the Central and Eastern Europe [PDF]

open access: yesComparative Economic Research, 2009
The implementation of the 2002 Directive caused establishment of participation structures in coimtries of the Central and Eastern Europę following the pattern of works councils in Western Europę.
Katarzyna Skorupińska
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Works councils and performance appraisals [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Participation and Employee Ownership, 2019
PurposeWe analyze the role of works councils for the use of performance appraisals (PA). We distinguish between the incidence of PA systems as intended by the firm and their actual implementation on the level of the individual employee.Design/methodology/approachWe draw on two complementary data sets.
Grund, Christian   +2 more
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Do Works Councils Inhibit Investment? [PDF]

open access: yesILR Review, 2005
Theory suggests that firms confront a hold-up problem in dealing with workplace unionism: unions will appropriate a portion of the quasi rents stemming from long-lived capital. As a result, firms may be expected to limit their exposure to rent seeking by
Addison, John T.   +3 more
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Works Councils: An Agency Perspective

open access: yesRevista de Economía del Rosario, 2014
This paper investigates the role of works councils in a simple agency framework in which works councils are supposed to monitor manager's information on behalf of the workforce, but they are independent agents who might pursue their private interest ...
Juan M. Gallego
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Works Councils, Wages, and Job Satisfaction [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
We investigate the effects of works councils on employees’ wages and job satisfaction in general and for subgroups with respect to sex and occupational status. Making use of a German representative sample of employees, we find that employees, who move to
Grund, Christian, Schmitt, Andreas
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Human-centered AI through employee participation [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Artificial Intelligence
This article examines the role of employee participation in AI implementation, focusing on a case study from the German telecommunications sector. Theoretical discussions highlight concepts of employee participation and workplace democracy, emphasizing ...
Thomas Haipeter   +4 more
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European Works Councils after two decades [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The European Works Council Directive was adopted over 20 years ago, and a voluminous body of research has developed on this relatively new institution. This article reviews the most cited literature in order to consider our state of understanding of this
Hann, Deborah   +2 more
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Owner-Managers and the Failure of Newly Adopted Work Councils [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Using representative data from the IAB Establishment Panel, we show that the managerial environment has a strong influence on the introduction and survival of works councils.
Addison   +98 more
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We’re not playing against each other. We play together in pursuit of the same goal (…)” – Apprenticeship and works councils in SME in Germany [PDF]

open access: yesEdukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych, 2020
805,800 persons were recoded as being interested in entering training in Germany in 2017. Of these, just under 65 percent progressed to vocational education and training (VET) within the dual system.
Klaus Berger , Christiane Eberhardt
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