Labour in the Board and Good Work: How to Measure and Evidence From Germany

Robert Scholz

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2021-3-219

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- I–II Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–II
- 147–151 Good Work: Eroding and New Standards in a Changing World Sven Hauff, Daniela Rastetter Sven Hauff, Daniela Rastetter 147–151
- 152–181 Employer Review Platforms – Do the Rating Environment and Platform Design affect the Informativeness of Reviews? Theory, Evidence, and Suggestions Janis Cloos Janis Cloos 152–181
- 182–218 How Leadership Can Help to Mitigate the Dark Side of Autonomy: Results Based on the German Sample of the European Working Conditions Survey Nils Backhaus, Corinna Steidelmüller Nils Backhaus, Corinna Steidelmüller 182–218
- 219–243 Labour in the Board and Good Work: How to Measure and Evidence From Germany Robert Scholz Robert Scholz 219–243
- 244–265 Torn between the Old and New World of Work: Insights into the Modernised Semi-Profession of the Fashion Industry Alexandra Manske Alexandra Manske 244–265
- 266–295 On the Precarity-Spectrum: Exploring Different Levels of Precariousness in Market-Mediated Professional Work Maria Norbäck, Alexander Styhre Maria Norbäck, Alexander Styhre 266–295
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Labour in the Board and Good Work: How to Measure and Evidence From Germany

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Robert Scholz

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2021-3-219
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

Can board-level co-determination promote Good Work? Good Work can be characterised by fair income, job security, opportunities for personal development, low stress and misuse, and high-quality work equipment. Good Work is not easy to measure, in part since it has a subjective aspect. For this reason, the indicators used in this paper are derived from data on corporate and personnel structures that are supportive of Good Work. Supplementing the numerous studies that exist on the impact of works councils on Good Work, this paper highlights how board-level co-determination can also have a strong positive influence. The paper uses data from the co-determination index (Mitbestimmungsindex), a new and innovative indicator that measures the extent to which co-determination is institutionally embedded within firms. Three examples illustrate the impact of board-level co-determination on Good Work: first, on the linking of elements of Good Work with the remuneration of directors in a highly co-determined corporation; second, on the independence of the member of the management board responsible for the personnel department; and third, on the level of vocational training in the companies.
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