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Do works councils raise or lower firm productivity?
The German model of co-determination (Mitbestimmung) with works councils, in which workers are involved in the management of a company, was a role model for other countries for many years. However, since the 1990s the appeal of works councils has been declining, to the extent that now even employees are sometimes voting against representation. This was recently demonstrated by workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who voted against union representation. An important question for firms and for policymakers is whether the adoption of a works council has a positive influence on a firm’s productivity and what the consequences are for a firm's profits.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2015 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Wirtschaft
Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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works councils
productivity
employment
wages and profit effects
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Hübler, Olaf
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Bonn
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2015
- DOI
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doi:10.15185/izawol.137
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Associated
- Hübler, Olaf
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2015
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