This paper investigates the patterns of bargaining in multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the presence of labor unions … unions’ per member transaction costs may attenuate the conflict of interests between bargaining parties as regards the …

extensive, especially in non-Anglo-Saxon countries. Strong unions may influence firms' incentives to invest in capital …, particularly in sectors where capital investments are sunk (irreversible), as in research-intensive sectors. Whether unions affect … firms' investment in capital depends on the structure and coordination of bargaining, the preference of unions between wages …

unions. The problem is relevant to scholars and the labor movement, requiring a deeper understanding of union membership … primarily perceived cause of declining union membership, (b) unions should be more effective in collective bargaining, and (c …

strength of unions. It is against this background that our study seeks to examine the effect of unions' bargaining (proxied by … (GLFS 2015) respectively. The findings indicate that unions' bargaining effect on wages is positive. Furthermore, the study …

Despite declining bargaining power, unions continue to generate a wage premium. Some feel collective bargaining has had … in the name of wage and employment flexibility, yet unions often work in tandem with employers for mutual gain based on … productivity growth. If this is where the premium originates, then firms and workers benefit. Without unions bargaining …

The micro- and macroeconomic effects of the declining power of trade unions have been hotly debated by economists and …