The European Works Council Directive was adopted over 20 years ago, and a voluminous
body of research has developed on this relatively new institution. This article reviews the …

Employee involvement and participation is part of Labor Relations and Human Resource
Management. This study is to identify how and to what extent employee involvement and …

This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker
representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the …

In this comparative qualitative study, the authors examine how local bargaining shapes the
trade-off between labor flexibility and employment security policies in four multinational …

We show that most managers responsible for European Works Councils do not comply with
the information and consultation requirements stipulated in legislation, and cite stock market …

Extensive research has shown that European multinational enterprises (MNEs) have a
propensity to avoid collective employee representation when going abroad. This study …

This article investigates the implementation of the International Safety Management Code in
the Chinese chemical shipping industry. In particular, it examines the tension between …

The European Company (Societas Europaea, SE) regulations include the highest
mandatory provision for negotiation of transnational employee voice. What are the effects of …

Employee participation and voice (EPV) concern power and influence. Traditionally, EPV
has encompassed worker attempts to wrest control from employers through radical societal …

This study contributes new evidence to the literature on multinational corporation (MNC)
behavior by exploring three related questions: 1) Do MNCs comply with local employment …