This paper uses new Japanese panel data to estimate the impact of various human resource management practices (HRMP's) on productivity efficiency. These include information sharing devices, such as joint labor-management committees (JLMC's) and non-union employee associations (NUEA's), and...

Japanese firms often attempt to influence the process and outcomes of wage negotiation by sharing confidential business information with their unions and employees through the joint consultation system. In this study, using a unique survey of Japanese joint consultation committees conducted in...