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Betriebliche Mitbestimmung in Deutschland: Verbreitung, Auswirkungen und Implikationen

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  • Schnabel Claus

    (Lehrstuhl für Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lange Gasse 20, 90403NürnbergGermany)

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Die Mitbestimmung der Arbeitnehmer ist ein Eckpfeiler der betrieblichen Arbeitsbeziehungen in Deutschland. Claus Schnabel verdeutlicht, dass Betriebsräte und andere Vertretungsorgane weniger verbreitet sind als oft angenommen. Theoretische Ansätze postulieren sowohl positive als auch negative Auswirkungen von Mitbestimmung auf Betriebe und Arbeitnehmer. Ein Überblick über die empirische Forschungsliteratur zeigt einerseits, dass Mitarbeiterpartizipation langfristig die betriebliche Produktivität erhöhen, die Personalpolitik verbessern und die Arbeitnehmerfluktuation verringern kann. Andererseits können Umverteilungseffekte nicht ausgeschlossen werden, da in Betrieben mit Betriebsrat die Entlohnung meist höher ausfällt als in anderen Betrieben. Ob damit auch ein Rückgang der Gewinne einhergeht, ist umstritten. Insgesamt wird deutlich, dass betriebliche Mitbestimmung weder der Fluch noch der Segen ist, als der ihre Gegner bzw. Befürworter sie gelegentlich hinstellen.

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  • Schnabel Claus, 2020. "Betriebliche Mitbestimmung in Deutschland: Verbreitung, Auswirkungen und Implikationen," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 21(4), pages 361-378, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pewipo:v:21:y:2020:i:4:p:361-378:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/pwp-2020-0048
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    Cited by:

    1. Kovalenko, Tim, 2021. "Uncertainty shocks and employment fluctuations in Germany: The role of establishment size," Discussion Papers 119, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics.
    2. Simon Jäger & Shakked Noy & Benjamin Schoefer, 2022. "What Does Codetermination Do?," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 75(4), pages 857-890, August.
    3. Daniel Fackler & Claus Schnabel & Jens Stegmaier, 2024. "Personnel adjustments during the Covid-19 pandemic: did co-determination make a difference?," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 58(1), pages 1-10, December.
    4. Goerke, Laszlo & Pannenberg, Markus, 2021. "Wage Determination in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Works Councilors in Germany," GLO Discussion Paper Series 789, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    5. Mohrenweiser, Jens, 2021. "Reconciling the opposing economic effects of works councils across databases," GLO Discussion Paper Series 895, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    6. Tim Kovalenko, 2021. "Uncertainty shocks and employment fluctuations in Germany: the role of establishment size," Working Papers 212, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE).
    7. 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.

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    Keywords

    J53; M54; Arbeitnehmermitbestimmung; Betriebsrat; Produktivität; Effizienz;
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    JEL classification:

    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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