Variable Payment Schemes and Industrial Relations

Evidence from Germany

verfasst von

John S. Heywood, Olaf Hübler, Uwe Jirjahn

Abstract

This paper examines the empirical determinants of piece rates and profit sharing schemes. Establishment data from Germany confirm the importance of industrial relations climate. The presence of collective agreements makes profit sharing less likely. Yet, the presence of works councils makes both piece rates and profit sharing more likely within the sector covered by collective agreements. The use of teams makes piece rates more likely within the uncovered sector. Additional hypotheses regarding expected tenure, production technology and firm strategy are confirmed. The results from Germany are explicitly compared with those from several other countries.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Externe Organisation(en)

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Typ

Artikel

Journal

KYKLOS

Band

51

Seiten

237-257

Anzahl der Seiten

21

ISSN

0023-5962

Publikationsdatum

05.1998

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geisteswissenschaftliche Fächer (sonstige), Volkswirtschaftslehre und Ökonometrie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 13 – Klimaschutzmaßnahmen

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6435.00047 (Zugang: Geschlossen)