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Interorganisationale Netzwerke und tarifpolitische Fragmentierung: Hebt Mehr-Arbeitgeber-Beschaeftigung die Tarifeinheit aus den Angeln? (Inter-organisational networks and the fragmentation of collective bargaining: Do multi-employer work arrangements undermine ‘Tarifeinheit’?)

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  • Helfen, Markus
  • Nicklich, Manuel
  • Sydow, Joerg

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Der Aufsatz stellt die Auswirkungen einer netzwerkfoermig reorganisierten Wertschoepfung auf das System der Tarifpolitik zur theoretischen und empirischen Diskussion. Im Vordergrund steht die These, nach der eine solche (Re-)Organisation interorganisational segmentierte Belegschaften schafft, und zwar auch in den traditionellen Kernzonen industrieller Wertschoepfung. Von diesem Prozess werden verschiedene Dimensionen des etablierten Tarifsystems beruehrt: (1) Im Hinblick auf die Kollektivakteure entstehen neuartige Vertretungsluecken und -konkurrenzen, (2) die Prozesse der Aushandlung sind aufgrund der Vervielfaeltigung der Verhandlungsbeziehungen von einem Auseinanderfallen von Regelfindung und -durchsetzung betroffen und (3) die Ergebnisse der Tarifpolitik verschieben sich neben der Absenkung von Verguetungen und der Entstehung tariflicher Parallelwelten in Richtung von Regelambiguitaet und Regelkonflikt. Fasst man diese Entwicklungen unter dem Oberbegriff tarifpolitischer Fragmentierung zusammen, wird deutlich, dass Tarifeinheit in ihren organisationsbezogenen Grundlagen herausgefordert wird, was netzwerkadaequate Handlungsoptionen der Sozialpartner jenseits etablierter Praktiken erforderlich werden laesst. (This article puts the networked form of value creation and its impact on the German collective bargaining system centre stage. Here, we are primarily concerned with the hypothesis that a network-based reorganisation of value creation creates interorganisationally segmented workforces, even within the traditional core of manufacturing. This process affects various dimensions of the established collective bargaining system: (1) With respect to the collective actors, new representation gaps and representational competition emerge, (2) negotiation processes are marked by a gap between rule definition and rule enforcement because of the multiplication of relationships, and (3) apart from wage reduction and parallel wage standards, collective bargaining outcomes move in the direction of rule ambiguity and rule conflict. Summarising these developments in wage-setting arrangements under the term ‘fragmentation”, it becomes obvious that the organisational foundations of ‘Tarifeinheit’ are challenged. This triggers a need for social partners to develop network-adequate responses beyond traditional practices in collective bargaining.)

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  • Helfen, Markus & Nicklich, Manuel & Sydow, Joerg, 2016. "Interorganisationale Netzwerke und tarifpolitische Fragmentierung: Hebt Mehr-Arbeitgeber-Beschaeftigung die Tarifeinheit aus den Angeln? (Inter-organisational networks and the fragmentation of collect," Industrielle Beziehungen - Zeitschrift fuer Arbeit, Organisation und Management - The German Journal of Industrial Relations, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 23(3), pages 280-308.
  • Handle: RePEc:rai:indbez:doi:10.1688/indb-2016-03-helfen
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    Keywords

    collective agreements; competition; collaboration; multi-employer-relations; inter-organisational relations; service industries;
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    JEL classification:

    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
    • J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation
    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence

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