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Enterprise Bargaining and Productivity in Australia: What do We Know?

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  • Joanne Loundes

    (University of Melbourne, Australia)

  • Yi-Ping Tseng

    (University of Melbourne, Australia)

  • Mark Wooden

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There appears to be widespread consensus, at least in industry and government, that enterprise bargaining has been beneficial for productivity. Many academics, however, have argued that the link between bargaining structure and workplace productivity is a contentious one, and that research has been unable to establish a relationship. The present paper re-examines the existing evidence. The review reinforces the need to exercise caution before asserting that enterprise bargaining is necessarily beneficial for workplace productivity. The main conclusion that emanates from this review, however, is not the absence of a clear-cut finding, but how poorly developed the relevant research literature is. Copyright 2003 The Economic Society of Australia.

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  • Joanne Loundes & Yi-Ping Tseng & Mark Wooden, 2003. "Enterprise Bargaining and Productivity in Australia: What do We Know?," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 79(245), pages 245-258, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:79:y:2003:i:245:p:245-258
    DOI: 10.1111/1475-4932.t01-1-00101
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    1. Samantha Farmakis‐Gamboni & David Prentice, 2011. "When Does Reducing Union Bargaining Power Increase Productivity? Evidence from the Workplace Relations Act," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 87(279), pages 603-616, December.
    2. Dean Parham, 2004. "Sources of Australia's Productivity Revival," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 80(249), pages 239-257, June.
    3. Ben Dolman, 2009. "What Happened to Australia's Productivity Surge?," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 42(3), pages 243-263.
    4. Wu, Cheng-Lung & Lim, Shao Xuan, 2021. "Effects of enterprise bargaining and agreement clauses on the operating cost of airline ground crew scheduling," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    5. Mark Wooden, 2006. "Implications of Work Choices Legislation," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 13(2), pages 99-116.
    6. Samantha Farmakis-Gamboni & David Prentice, 2007. "Does Reducing Union Bargaining Power Increase Productivity?," Working Papers 2007.04 EDIRC Provider-In, School of Economics, La Trobe University.

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