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Codetermination and Power in the Workplace

Journal of Law and Political Economy, 2022
How does codetermination—entitling workers to participate in firm governance, either through membership on company boards or the formation of works councils—affect worker welfare and corporate decision-making?
Simon Jäger, Shakked Noy, Benjamin Schoefer   +2 more
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Success of Process Innovations Through Active Works Council Participation

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Successful innovations are deemed to be necessary requisites for enterprise success. On the other hand, works council participation (“co-determination” in Germany) and employee participation are judged differently as either fostering employee and ...
Kai Breitling, Wolfgang Scholl
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Do German Works Councils Counter or Foster the Implementation of Digital Technologies?

Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2019
As works councils’ information, consultation and co-determination rights affect the decision process of the management, works councils play a key role in the implementation of digital technologies in establishments.
Sabrina Genz, L. Bellmann, B. Matthes
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Works Councils and Organizational Gender Policies in Germany

British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2019
While education and labor force participation of women have been increased, there is still a substantial gender gap in labor market opportunities. This gives rise to the question of what factors lead employers to promote work-family balance and gender ...
Uwe Jirjahn, Jens Mohrenweiser
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Profesinių sąjungų ir darbo tarybų veiklos santykis Lietuvoje ir Europos Sąjungoje

Teisė, 2008
Straipsnyje1 nagrinėjamas papildomų darbuotojų atstovų institucionalizavimas Europos Sąjungos vals­tybėse ir Lietuvoje. Straipsnio tikslas – nustatyti profesinių sąjungų ir darbo tarybų veiklos santykį.
Nerijus Kasiliauskas
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100 Years of the Works Council Act and Current Participation of Employees in Germany

Wirtschaftsdienst, 2020
TIn Germany, the first Works Council Act came into force at the beginning of 1920. After it was suspended in 1934, the Allied Control Council reintroduced co-determination in 1946 and it was finally established after several reforms.
Hagen Lesch
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Convergence and Disparities in European Industrial Relations

Comparative Economic Research, 2013
The aim of the article is to present the areas of the greatest convergence and disparities in industrial relations in the EU. This paper also aims to identify the causes of such situations and to determine the influence of the economic crisis on the ...
Katarzyna Skorupińska
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The Demise of Works Councils in Germany

Social Science Research Network
This paper documents and analyses the demise of works councils in Germany in the period 2007-2022. Using representative panel data, we show that the share of plants with a works council has fallen substantially in the private sector but not in the public
Susan M. Kohaut, Claus Schnabel
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Works councils and workers’ party preferences in Germany

British Journal of Industrial Relations
Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have non‐financial consequences for society that go beyond the boundaries of the workplace.
Uwe Jirjahn, Thị Thu Hà Lê
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Dissonant Works Councils and Establishment Survivability

Social Science Research Network, 2019
Using subjective information provided by manager respondents on the stance taken by the works council in company decision making, this paper investigates the association between a measure of works council dissonance or disaffection and plant closings in ...
John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira, Philipp Grunau, L. Bellmann   +3 more
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