Industrielle Beziehungen

Europeanisation and Regime Competition: Industrial Relations and Eu Enlargement**

Contending that regime competition and Europeanisation of industrial relations are two competing tendencies which interact, the paper elaborates on the two processes in the context of the "old" European Union of fifteen member states. The consequences of the EU's May 2004 eastern enlargement are then addressed. Simultaneously enlargement, by embracing a more diverse set of national labour market structures, wage and productivity levels, has both increased the scope for regime competition and ...

Who Are the Workers Who Never Joined a Union? Empirical Evidence From Western and Eastern Germany**

Using representative data from the German social survey ALLBUS 2002 and the European Social Survey 2002/03, this paper provides the first empirical analysis of trade union "never-membership" in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. In western Germany, individuals' probability of "never-membership" is significantly affected by their personal characteristics, their political orientation and (to a lesser degree) thei...

Die Akzeptanz Des Kündigungsschutzes. Empirische Evidenz Aus Einer Repräsentativen Telefonumfrage**

This paper analyses how far the German population accepts the current legal provisions for employment protection and which layoff selection criteria are preferred. The empirical evidence is based on a telephone survey, which was conducted in the summer of 2004 (n[asymptotically =]3000). The majority of the respondents are in favour of maintaining the status quo for employment protection. Union members and unemployed respondents prefer stronger employment protection. Moreover, the evidence ind...

Sektorale Sozialdialoge in Der Europäischen Union - Zur Aktuellen Situation Und Zukünftigen Entwicklung**

This paper deals with the current situation and future prospects for social dialogue, in particular, at the sectoral level. In contrast to the majority of other contributions, this article focuses on the neglected phases of transposition and implementation. It presents first a short overview of the development of traditional social dialogue up to the major restructuring in the late 1990s. Next, it focuses on the currently dominant forms and their development and controversial judgements. Then...

Industrial Relations and European Integration

Industrial Relations and European Integration. Trans- und Supranational Developments and Prospects, edited by Berndt Keller and Hans-Wolfgang Platzer, is reviewed, along with Arbeitsbeziehungen in Mittelosteuropa. Transformation und Integration - Die acht EU-Beitrittslander im Vergleich, by Heribert Kohl and Hans-Wolfgang Platzer. Also reviewed are Industrial relations in Central and Eastern Europe. Transformation and integration. A comparison of the eight new EU member states, by Heribert Ko...

Komplementäre Organisationspraktiken Und Strategisches Organisationsdesign. Mythen Und Fakten

Oliver Ludewig: Komplementare Organisationspraktiken und strategisches Organisationsdesign. Mythen und Fakten International vergleichende Schriften zur Personalokonomie und Arbeitspolitik, edited by Rolf Birk und Dieter Sadowski, is reviewed.

Beschäftigungspolitik von Unternehmen. Theoretische Erklärungsansätze Und Empirische Erkenntnisse

Beschaftigungspolitik von Unternehmen. Theoretische Erklarungsansatze und empirische Erkenntnisse Empirische Personal- und Organisationsforschung

Social Convoy in Enterprise Restructuring: Concepts, Instruments and Views of Social Actors in Europe

Social Convoy in Enterprise Restructuring: Concepts, Instruments and Views of Social Actors in Europe, edited by Thomas Kieselbach, is reviewed.

Europäische Automobilindustrie Am Scheideweg. Harte Globale Herausforderungen Und Weiche Lokale Erfolgsfaktoren

Europaische Automobilindustrie am Scheideweg. Harte globale Herausforderungen und weiche lokale Erfolgsfaktoren, edited by Ludger Pries and Christian Bosowski, is reviewed.

Ausländische Direktinvestitionen Und Regionale Industriecluster in Mittel- Und Osteuropa

Auslandische Direktinvestitionen und Regionale Industriecluster in Mittel- und Osteuropa Schriften zum Internationalen Management, edited by Thomas R Hummel, is reviewed.

Die Zukunft Der Arbeit Und Ihr Ende? Analyse Der Diagnose: 'Der Dritte Sektor, Unsere Letzte, Größte Hoffnung' Aus 'Das Ende Der Arbeit Und Ihre Zukunft' von Jeremy Rifkin in Hinblick Auf Transatlantische Übertragbarkeiten Der Gemeinten Vision

Die Zukunft der Arbeit und ihr Ende? Analyse der Diagnose: "Der Dritte Sektor, unsere letzte, grosste Hoffnung" aus "Das Ende der Arbeit und ihre Zukunft" von Jeremy Rifkin in Hinblick auf transatlantische Ubertragbarkeiten der gemeinten Vision, by Maria Anastasiadis, is reviewed.

Betriebliche Handlungsorientierungen in Modernen Dienstleistungsfeldern. Am Beispiel Neugegründeter Betriebe Der Software- Und Multimediaindustrie

Betriebliche Handlungsorientierungen in modernen Dienstleistungsfeldern. Am Beispiel neugegrundeter Betriebe der Software- und Multimediaindustrie, by Alexandra Blasche, is reviewed.

Management of Interorganizational Relationships

Aufbau Und Stabilisierung von Vertrauen in Interorganisationalen Netzwerken

Aufbau und Stabilisierung von Vertrauen in interorganisationalen Netzwerken, by Sylvia Steinheuser, is reviewed.

Management von Universitäten. Zwischen Tradition Und (Post-)Moderne

"Management von Universitäten. Zwischen Tradition und (Post-)Moderne Universität und Gesellshaft - Schriflenreihe zur Universitätsentwicklung, by Heike Welte, Manfred Auer, and Claudia Meister-Scheytt, is reviewed.