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Sachzwang oder Programm? Tarifpolitische Orientierungen und OT-Mitgliedschaft bei deutschen Arbeitgeberverbänden

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  • Behrens, Martin
  • Helfen, Markus

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About 25 years ago, German employers associations began offering a so called „bargaining free” („OT“) membership status to their member companies. Based on the analysis of data from the survey “Wirtschaftsverbände in Deutschland 2012” this article provides initial empirical results on the diffusion of OT-membership. Up to 61% of those associations included in the survey offer their members the choice to switch to a bargaining free status. Within the group of associations, that offer OT, on average 48% of member companies take advantage of OT. In addition to the impact of variables indicating structural influences such as industry and size of the association, analysis also reveals that an association’s decision for or against OT membership is also strongly driven by how an association’s managing director perceives key aspects of multi-employer bargaining. A multi-variate analysis reveals that associations are more inclined to resist OT when they are dominated by small companies. In contrast, even when (statistically) controlling for other influences, the likelihood of introducing OT increases when the association’s director criticizes existing bargaining structures.

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  • Behrens, Martin & Helfen, Markus, 2016. "Sachzwang oder Programm? Tarifpolitische Orientierungen und OT-Mitgliedschaft bei deutschen Arbeitgeberverbänden," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 69(6), pages 452-459.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2016-6-452
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2016-6-452
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    1. Simon Jäger & Shakked Noy & Benjamin Schoefer, 2022. "The German Model of Industrial Relations: Balancing Flexibility and Collective Action," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 36(4), pages 53-80, Fall.
    2. Höpner, Martin & Baccaro, Lucio, 2022. "Das deutsche Wachstumsmodell, 1991-2019," MPIfG Discussion Paper 22/9, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.
    3. Pernicka, Susanne & Glassner, Vera & Dittmar, Nele & Neundlinger, Klaus, 2020. "Interessen und Anerkennung in der Lohnpolitik aus feldtheoretischer Perspektive [Interests and Recognition in Wage Policy from a Field-Theoretical Perspective]," Industrielle Beziehungen. Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management, Verlag Barbara Budrich, vol. 27(4), pages 461-480.

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