„Contemporary career research assumes more flexible career patterns implying increased job mobility. However, there is growing doubt that the proclaimed change is as drastic as has been suggested. We provide empirical evidence on career expectations in Germany between 1999 and 2009, arguing that objective career mobility is both a) mirrored by and b) a consequence of such expectations. Using data from the German socio-economic panel, we test for a general shift in subjective career expectations, job insecurity, and turnover intention among male and female white collar employees and managers. The major finding is that career expectations remain quite stable over time. Managers and professionals have more positive career expectations than other white collar employees but there is not a growing gap. Regarding the impact of explaining factors on job expectations, there is again no detectable trend. With this in mind, changes in workforce composition and characteristics of specific occupational groups … Mehr lesen...
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Neue Publikation über atypische Beschäftigung
Berndt Keller und Hartmut Seifert haben im Auftrag der Abteilung Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung eine Expertise über die sozialen Risiken atypischer Beschäftigung erstellt.
Keller, B.; Seifert, H. (2011): Atypische Beschäftigung und soziale Risiken. Entwicklung, Strukturen, Regulierung. Bonn.
Diese Expertise, an der auch Susanne Schulz und Barbara Zimmer mtgearbeitet haben, ist hier zu erhalten: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/wiso/08527.pdf. Eine Kurzfassung können Sie hier herunterladen: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/wiso/08526.pdf… Mehr lesen...
New Publication: „The Effects of Trust on the Preference for Decentralized Bargaining“
The Effects of Trust on the Preference for Decentralized Bargaining. An Empirical Study of Managers and Works Councillors*
„Abstract
This article looks into the question of whether trust between works councillors and managers affects their preferences for plant-level negotiations compared with industry-wide or multiemployer bargaining. The main hypothesis is that when a high degree of mutual trust exists, both parties are more likely to show a preference toward the plant level. When the level of trust is low, the bargaining parties rely more on supraplant-level bargaining and collective bargaining power. This article uses data from a survey of 1,000 German companies of at least 100 employees, including 1,000 personnel managers and 1,000 works councillors, that is, those persons responsible for negotiating working conditions at the plant level. Logistic regression analyses show that trust has no significant effect on the managers’ preference for decentralized bargaining, whereas it can be … Mehr lesen...