1999
DOI: 10.3167/104503099782486770
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Managing Decentralization: The Strategy of Institutional Differentiation in German Industrial Relations

Abstract: The approach of the new millennium appears to signal the demiseof traditional models of social organization. The political core ofthis process of change—the restructuring of the welfare state—andthe related crisis of the industrywide collective bargaining agreementhave been subjects of much debate. For some years now inspecialist literature, this debate has been conducted between theproponents of a neo-liberal (minimally regulated) welfare state andthe supporters of a social democratic model (highly regulated)… Show more

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“…In addition to the growing importance of the stock market for company financing and the increasing influence of a shareholder value-orientated management style, the main driving force here was the increasing decentralization of collective bargaining (Flecker & Schulten 1999;Schroeder & Weinert 1999;Upchurch 2000). In addition to the growing importance of the stock market for company financing and the increasing influence of a shareholder value-orientated management style, the main driving force here was the increasing decentralization of collective bargaining (Flecker & Schulten 1999;Schroeder & Weinert 1999;Upchurch 2000).…”
Section: Heterogeneous Home Country Influencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In addition to the growing importance of the stock market for company financing and the increasing influence of a shareholder value-orientated management style, the main driving force here was the increasing decentralization of collective bargaining (Flecker & Schulten 1999;Schroeder & Weinert 1999;Upchurch 2000). In addition to the growing importance of the stock market for company financing and the increasing influence of a shareholder value-orientated management style, the main driving force here was the increasing decentralization of collective bargaining (Flecker & Schulten 1999;Schroeder & Weinert 1999;Upchurch 2000).…”
Section: Heterogeneous Home Country Influencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These differences have become more significant in light of the post-unification economic crisis of 1992/3 and the heated discussion about the suitability of Germany as a production location. In addition to the growing importance of the stock market for company financing and the increasing influence of a shareholder value-orientated management style, the main driving force here was the increasing decentralization of collective bargaining (Flecker & Schulten 1999;Schroeder & Weinert 1999;Upchurch 2000). This is most clearly visible in the introduction of a variety of opening clauses in sectoral collective agreements, which, according to Abel et al (1998) and Bispinck (2001), have already led to significant differences in labour and wage conditions within individual sectors.…”
Section: Heterogeneous Home Country Influencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Second, new subnational loci of action have their own limitations from the point of view of union strategy, by only being useful within existing union strongholds and by increasing the problems of decentralization (Schroeder and Weinert 1999;Artiles Martin, and Moner 2003).…”
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“…This phenomenon is still misunderstood because of prevailing ambiguity about its mechanisms and strategies. The contextual setting of the country is the main factor that contributes to the process of decentralization [31,32]. Universally, it is agreed that the criteria of decentralization are complex and its measuring tools are scarce.…”
Section: Decentralizationmentioning
confidence: 99%