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Erosion der betrieblichen Mitbestimmung – Welche Rolle spielt der Strukturwandel?

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  • Ellguth, Peter
  • Trinczek, Rainer

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In recent years, a decline in collective bargaining has been observed in Germany, and in addition a decline in codetermination – the former stronghold of the German dual system of employment relations. While interest was previously focused on industry-level agreements, it has become clear that the institution of the works council is also losing in significance. This decline has taken place almost exclusively in medium-sized establishments where a works council is neither a rare exception nor a matter of fact. We analyse the decline of workers’ representation between 1998 and 2014 on the basis of data from the IAB Establishment Panel. Decomposition techniques are used to answer the question to what extent structural changes are responsible for the downward trend. The results show that only a small part of the decline can be explained by differences in establishment characteristics, such as branch composition. What becomes clear though is the great importance of collective bargaining agreements for the existence of a works council.

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  • Ellguth, Peter & Trinczek, Rainer, 2016. "Erosion der betrieblichen Mitbestimmung – Welche Rolle spielt der Strukturwandel?," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 69(3), pages 172-182.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2016-3-172
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2016-3-172
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    1. Uwe JIRJAHN & Stephen C. SMITH, 2018. "Nonunion Employee Representation: Theory And The German Experience With Mandated Works Councils," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 89(1), pages 201-233, March.
    2. Sandra Broszeit & Marie‐Christine Laible & Ursula Fritsch & Holger Görg, 2019. "Management Practices and Productivity in Germany," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 20(4), pages 657-705, November.
    3. Lübker, Malte & Schulten, Thorsten, 2021. "Tarifbindung in den Bundesländern: Entwicklungslinien und Auswirkungen auf die Beschäftigten. 3., aktualisierte Auflage," Analysen zur Tarifpolitik 89, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    4. Lübker, Malte & Schulten, Thorsten, 2020. "Tarifbindung in den Bundesländern: Entwicklungslinien und Auswirkungen auf die Beschäftigten. 2., aktualisierte Auflage," Analysen zur Tarifpolitik 87, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    5. Ellguth Peter & Kohaut Susanne, 2019. "A Note on the Decline of Collective Bargaining Coverage: The Role of Structural Change," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 239(1), pages 39-66, January.
    6. Lübker, Malte & Schulten, Thorsten, 2022. "Tarifbindung in den Bundesländern: Entwicklungslinien und Auswirkungen auf die Beschäftigten. 4., aktualisierte Auflage," Analysen zur Tarifpolitik 90, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    7. Thomas Haipeter, 2020. "Digitalisation, unions and participation: the German case of ‘industry 4.0’," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(3), pages 242-260, May.
    8. Martin Behrens & Andreas Pekarek, 2023. "Delivering the goods? German industrial relations institutions during the COVID‐19 crisis," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 62(2), pages 126-144, April.
    9. Broszeit, Sandra & Fritsch, Ursula & Görg, Holger & Laible, Marie-Christine, 2016. "Management practices and productivity in Germany (Managementpraktiken und Produktivität in Deutschland)," IAB-Discussion Paper 201632, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].

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