Works councils : sand or grease in the operation of German firms?

Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel and Joachim Wagner

Using a large panel data set it is investigated whether works councils act as a sand or grease in the operation of German firms. Stochastic production frontier analysis indicates that establishments with and without a works council do not exhibit significant differences in efficiency

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Schank, Thorsten ; Schnabel, Claus ; Wagner, Joachim
Published in:	Applied economics letters. - Abingdon : Routledge, ISSN 1350-4851, ZDB-ID 1181036-1. - Vol. 11.2004, 3, p. 159-161
Subject:	Betriebsrat \| Works council \| Deutschland \| Germany \| Mitbestimmung \| Codetermination \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Unternehmenserfolg \| Firm performance \| Technische Effizienz \| Technical efficiency \| Produktivitätsanalyse
Description of contents:	Description [fox.leuphana.de]

Extent:	3 S.
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1080/1350485042000203779 [DOI]
Classification:	Arbeitsbeziehungen ; Personalwesen
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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