Title:
Uncovering Divergence
Subtitle:
Management Attitudes towards HRM Practices and Works Council Presence in
German SMEs
Author(s):
Helfen, Markus; Schüssler, Elke S.
Year of publication:
2009
Available Date:
2017-06-01T08:04:03.676Z
Abstract:
This paper examines the impact of management attitudes towards human resource
management (HRM) practices on the presence of works councils in German small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a survey among executives of
German SMEs, the key result of a logit regression analysis is that managers’
attitudes towards key HRM practices have a strong impact on the prevalence of
the works council in German SMEs. In particular, positive management attitudes
towards individual employee participation and direct supervision seem to be
detrimental for the institutionalization of works councils. The results
suggest that there is more diversity and management choice regarding the
institutions of industrial relations than generally expected in the case of
German firms.
Part of Identifier:
ISSN (print): 0143-831X
Keywords:
deinstitutionalization
German industrial relations
human resource management
management attitudes
small and medium-sized enterprises
strategic choice
DDC-Classification:
330 Wirtschaft
650 Management, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Publication Type:
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Also published in:
Economic and Industrial Democracy. - 30 (2009), 2, S. 207-240
URL of the Original Publication:
DOI of the Original Publication:
Department/institution:
Wirtschaftswissenschaft
Betriebswirtschaftslehre / Management-Department
Comments:
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