Technological progress is essential for economic growth and the competitiveness of every firm. Find out more about the relationship between employee representation and product as well as process innovation in our latest SFB 823 discussion paper No. 04/2019. Abstract: This paper studies the effect of employee representation bodies provided by management on product and process innovations. In contrast to statutory forms of co-determination such as works councils, participative practices initiated by management are not equipped with any legally granted rights at all. Such alternative forms of employee representation are far less frequently and thoroughly analyzed than works councils. We compare…
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