Uncovering Divergence: Management Attitudes towards HRM Practices and Works Council Presence in German SMEs
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In: Economic and Industrial Democracy, Vol. 30, No. 2, 01.05.2009, p. 207-240.
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T1 - Uncovering Divergence
T2 - Management Attitudes towards HRM Practices and Works Council Presence in German SMEs
AU - Helfen, Markus
AU - Schüßler, Elke
PY - 2009/5/1
Y1 - 2009/5/1
N2 - This article examines the impact of management attitudes towards human resource management (HRM) practices on the presence of works councils in German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a survey among executives of German SMEs, the key result of a logit regression analysis is that managers' attitudes towards key HRM practices have a strong impact on the prevalence of the works council in German SMEs. In particular, positive management attitudes towards individual employee participation and direct supervision seem to be detrimental for the institutionalization of works councils. The results suggest that there is more diversity and management choice regarding the institutions of industrial relations than generally expected in the case of German firms.
AB - This article examines the impact of management attitudes towards human resource management (HRM) practices on the presence of works councils in German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a survey among executives of German SMEs, the key result of a logit regression analysis is that managers' attitudes towards key HRM practices have a strong impact on the prevalence of the works council in German SMEs. In particular, positive management attitudes towards individual employee participation and direct supervision seem to be detrimental for the institutionalization of works councils. The results suggest that there is more diversity and management choice regarding the institutions of industrial relations than generally expected in the case of German firms.
KW - Management studies
KW - German industrial relations
KW - human resource management
KW - management attitudes
KW - strategic choice
KW - de-institutionalization
KW - mall and medium-sized enterprises
KW - deinstitutionalization
KW - German industrial relations
KW - human resource management
KW - management attitudes
KW - small and medium-sized enterprises
KW - strategic choice
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U2 - 10.17169/refubium-24964
DO - 10.17169/refubium-24964
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 30
SP - 207
EP - 240
JO - Economic and Industrial Democracy
JF - Economic and Industrial Democracy
SN - 0143-831X
IS - 2
ER -