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Sur quelques propriétés stratégiques de l'intéressement des salariés dans l'industrie

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  • Bernard Bensaïd
  • Serge Federbusch
  • Robert Gary-Bobo

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[fre] Sur quelques propriétés stratégiques de l'intéressement des salariés dans l'industrie . . Nous examinons les propriétés des formules de partage des profits au sein d'un modèle d'oligopole de l'industrie. Nous donnons un éclairage nouveau à ce sujet controversé en démontrant qu'une firme et ses salariés ont conjointement intérêt à introduire le partage des profits, dès lors que les interdépendances stratégiques entres les firmes composant l'industrie sont explicitement prises en compte. L'objet de l'étude n'est pas du tout d'évaluer si I'« intéressement » des salariés constitue une incitation à accroître la productivité du travail.. Après avoir établi que les contrats de partage constituent un moyen d'engagement stratégique et que leur généralisation à toute l'industrie est un équilibre non coopératif, nous examinons la question de la crédibilité de ces contrats dans le cadre d'un modèle où la possibilité de leur renégociation avec les syndicats de travailleurs est ouverte. Nous montrons alors que l'adoption d'un contrat de partage dans une firme donnée peut faire barrière à l'entrée d'un concurrent sur le marché, alors même que la renégociation de ce contrat doit nécessairement intervenir et que l'information des « partenaires sociaux » est complète. Le problème de l'association des travailleurs à la gestion est enfin brièvement évoqué à la lumière des analyses présentées. [eng] On some strategic properties of profit-sharing systems in industry. . We examine the properties of profit-sharing in an oligopoly model of industry. Profit-sharing contracts are viewed as a means of strategic commitment, not as an internal incentive system. In our model, firms choose a contract subject to the employees' participation constraint in a first stage, and compete on the output market in a second stage. We show that the choice of a profit-sharing contract by each firm is a non-cooperative equilibrium. The contract renegotlatlon issue is then discussed, and it is shown that the adoption of profit-related pay in a given « incumbent » firm can deter entry on the output market, in spite of the fact that profit-sharing contracts are renegotiated, and that players have complete information.

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  • Bernard Bensaïd & Serge Federbusch & Robert Gary-Bobo, 1990. "Sur quelques propriétés stratégiques de l'intéressement des salariés dans l'industrie," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 41(4), pages 621-650.
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