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Mohrenweiser, J., Marginson, Paul and Backes-Gellner, U.. (2012) What triggers the establishment of a works council? Economic and Industrial Democracy, Vol.33 (No.2). pp. 295-316. ISSN 0143-831X
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X11408146
Abstract
This article analyses events that trigger the establishment of a works council and the actor or agent who triggers it. The article extends previous research in two dimensions. First, it examines specific events that motivate workers to establish a works council, such as a change of owner, founding a spin-off, a firm acquisition or a radical restructuring. These events express protection against uncertainty as workers’ primary motivation for establishing a works council. Second, the article analyses the actor or agent who triggers the establishment of a works council and shows that management is involved in one-third of all cases and has, in a minority of cases, motivated workers to establish a works council. Managerial involvement in the process of establishment reveals a positive managerial response to worker representation.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Industrial Relations & Organisational Behaviour Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Industrial Relations Research Unit |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Economic and Industrial Democracy |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0143-831X |
| Date: | May 2012 |
| Volume: | Vol.33 |
| Number: | No.2 |
| Page Range: | pp. 295-316 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1177/0143831X11408146 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/46823 |
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