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Works Councils and Organizational Performance

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  • Annette Berg
  • Yolanda Grift
  • Arjen Witteloostuijn

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  • Annette Berg & Yolanda Grift & Arjen Witteloostuijn, 2011. "Works Councils and Organizational Performance," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 32(2), pages 136-156, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabre:v:32:y:2011:i:2:p:136-156
    DOI: 10.1007/s12122-011-9105-x
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    3. VAN DEN BERG, Annette & GRIFT, Yolanda & VAN WITTELOOSTUIJN, Arjen & BOONE, Christophe & VAN DER BREMPT, Olivier, 2013. "The effect of employee workplace representation on firm performance. A cross-country comparison within Europe," ACED Working Papers 2013016, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics.
    4. VAN DEN BERG, Annette & GRIFT, Yolanda & VAN WITTELOOSTUIJN, Arjen & BOONE, Christophe & VAN DER BREMPT, Olivier, 2013. "The effect of employee workplace representation on firm performance. A cross-country comparison within Europe," Working Papers 2013008, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics.
    5. Mohrenweiser, Jens, 2022. "Works Councils," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1103, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    6. Sapulete, Saraï & van Witteloostuijn, Arjen & Kaufmann, Wesley, 2014. "An experimental study into the influence of works council advice on managerial decision-making," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(3), pages 358-371.
    7. A. van den Berg & Y.K. Grift & A. van Witteloostuijn & C. Boone & O. van der Brempt, 2013. "The effect of employee workplace representation on firm performance: A cross-country comparison within Europe," Working Papers 13-05, Utrecht School of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Works councils; Codetermination; Reorganization; Organizational performance; Interaction; Managerial response; J53;
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    JEL classification:

    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence

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