How does market making affect industrial relations? : evidence from eight German hospitals
Bohlke, Nils Schulten, Thorsten Greer, Ian
How does market making affect industrial relations? : evidence from eight German hospitals Journal - British Journal of Industrial Relations 2013 - Journal article
The introduction of market mechanisms matters for industrial relations. In the German hospital sector, national liberalization policies have put immense pressure on local management and worker representatives and led to the growth of a low-wage sector. In case studies of eight hospitals, we find some locales where market making has led to union revitalization and mobilization, but this effect varies. Using an eight-way comparison, we infer a configuration of three aspects of the local political economy — labour markets, politics and co-determination rules — that together provide a well-fitting explanation for both variation and change.
1467-8543
Germany
Labour market
Industrial relations
Journals
How does market making affect industrial relations? : evidence from eight German hospitals Journal - British Journal of Industrial Relations 2013 - Journal article
British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 51 no. 1 (Jun 2013), p. 215-239
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The introduction of market mechanisms matters for industrial relations. In the German hospital sector, national liberalization policies have put immense pressure on local management and worker representatives and led to the growth of a low-wage sector. In case studies of eight hospitals, we find some locales where market making has led to union revitalization and mobilization, but this effect varies. Using an eight-way comparison, we infer a configuration of three aspects of the local political economy — labour markets, politics and co-determination rules — that together provide a well-fitting explanation for both variation and change.
1467-8543
Germany
Labour market
Industrial relations
Journals