Arbeitspapier

Foreign ownership and intra-firm union density in Germany

From a theoretical viewpoint the relationship between foreign ownership and unionization is ambiguous. On the one hand, foreign owners have better opportunities to undermine workers' unionization. On the other hand, workers of foreign-owned firms have an increased demand for the protection provided by unions. Which of the two opposing influences dominates can vary according to moderating circumsta nces. This study shows that firm size and industry-level bargaining play a moderating role. The relationship between foreign ownership and unionization is negative in larger firms whereas it is positive in smaller firms. Coverage by industry-level collective bargaining makes a positive relationship both stronger and more likely.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Research Papers in Economics ; No. 9/17

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Multinational Firms; International Business
Economic Impacts of Globalization: Labor
Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation; Collective Bargaining
Thema
Corporate Globalization
Foreign Direct Investment
Union Membership
Firm Size
Centralized Collective Bargaining

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Jirjahn, Uwe
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV – Volkswirtschaftslehre
(wo)
Trier
(wann)
2017

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Jirjahn, Uwe
  • Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV – Volkswirtschaftslehre

Entstanden

  • 2017

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