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Flexibilisierung von Entgeltsystemen: Voraussetzung für ein systematisches Beschäftigungsmanagement ; Ergebnisse aus qualitativen Fallstudien

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  • Oechsler, Walter A.
  • Wiskemann, Gabriel

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Im Rahmen eines interdisziplinären Projektverbunds des Zentrums für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung in Mannheim und der Universität Mannheim wurden im Zeitraum von Mitte April bis Mitte Mai 1998 in Form von Fallstudien die Entgeltsysteme von drei Großunternehmen aus dem Rhein-Neckar-Raum untersucht. Ziel war es zum einen, die Flexibilisierungsnotwendigkeiten sowie die den einzelnen Unternehmen zur Verfugung stehenden Flexibilisierungsspielräume bei der Gestaltung ihrer Entgeltsysteme zu analysieren. Zum anderen sollten die externen und internen Determinanten dieser Gestaltungsspielräume ermittelt werden. Schließlich war es das Anliegen, zu untersuchen, inwieweit durch die identifizierten Flexibilisierungsmöglichkeiten Beschäftigungswirkungen erreicht werden können. Der vorliegende Bericht dokumentiert die Untersuchungsergebnisse und geht dabei auch auf die konzeptionelle Grundlage der Untersuchung ein. ; The basic objective of the research project described in this article is to analyze the necessity for flexibility in compensation systems in major German industries. The range of flexibility in compensation systems is determined to a great extent by collective bargaining regulations. Since collective agreements differ very much among industries they have an impact on the possibilities of flexible compensation systems. Companies in three different industries (construction, chemical and software) were analyzed according to their needs for flexible compensation systems and to their possibilities as determined by collective agreements. The results indicate that different degrees of flexibility of compensation systems influence labor markets. Inflexible systems such as in the construction industry lead to lay offs where there is a reduction in demand or bad wheather, whereas flexible systems in the software industry allow reductions in performance based components instead of dismissals. Collective agreements in Germany should provide more flexibility in order to reach stable employment.

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  • Oechsler, Walter A. & Wiskemann, Gabriel, 1999. "Flexibilisierung von Entgeltsystemen: Voraussetzung für ein systematisches Beschäftigungsmanagement ; Ergebnisse aus qualitativen Fallstudien," ZEW Dokumentationen 99-04, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:zewdok:9904
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    1. Walter A. Oechsler & Lars Reichmann, 2002. "Entgeltflexibilisierung — Zur Rolle des Tarifvertrags bei aktuellen Flexibilisierungstendenzen," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 54(6), pages 527-542, September.

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