Verbreitung und Bestimmungsgründe verschiedener Formen der Arbeitnehmerpartizipation in Industriebetrieben

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An empirical analysis with a large set of establishment data makes clear that direct participation of employees in the form of teamworking and of active discussions with management can be found in more manufacturing firms than representative participation via works councils. This implies that the codetermination- free zone is not to be equated with an absence of participation. An econometric analysis of the determinants of these three forms of participation shows that works council existence is mainly explained by organisational features, the composition of the workforce and related works council functions whereas the determinants of direct participation can be less clearly identified. Positive relationships show up between active discussions and teamworking and between active discussions and works council existence, but teamworking seems to be negatively related to works council existence
Translated title of the contributionExtent and determining reasons of different forms of workers' participation in industrial enterprises
Original languageGerman
JournalIndustrielle Beziehungen
Volume8
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)445-462
Number of pages18
ISSN0943-2779
Publication statusPublished - 2001