Direct and representative participation in Europe: recent survey evidence
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The results of a representative sample of workplaces in 10 leading European Union countries commissioned by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in Dublin indicate that the diffusion of direct participation in Europe is based on economic motives quite separate from the existing systems of collective regulation of industrial relations. It is clear that organized labour in Europe does not hamper organizational change. There is quite a high level of employee representative involvement in the introduction of direct participation.
Publication Name: International Journal of Human Resource Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0958-5192
Year: 1999
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Codetermination and personnel policies of German firms: the influence of works councils on turnover and further training
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A key element in the success of German companies over recent decades has been their successful introduction of flexible specialization strategies. Their use of works councils generally boosts organizational efficiency, especially in terms of creating a balance between the views of employers and those of employees. Works councils and trade unions have been able to work effectively together, and have been able to increase employment stability. The balance of power between works councils and trade unions is not likely to change in the foreseeable future.
Publication Name: International Journal of Human Resource Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0958-5192
Year: 1997
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Works councils: barriers or boosts for the competitiveness of German firms?
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Recent research has looked at the role of works councils in the economic success of German companies and at links between works councils and trade uions. It found that works councils are the main representatives of unions within companies and that unions play an important role in ensuring that works councils can continue to function. The dual system of worker representation is expected to remain in place, as long as unions continue to play their vital role in supporting works councils.
Publication Name: British Journal of Industrial Relations
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0007-1080
Year: 1995
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