The Effects of Union and Nonunion Forms of Employee Representation on High‐Performance Work Systems: New Evidence from French Microdata

This article investigates the effects of union and nonunion employee representation (ER) on the use of high‐performance work systems (HPWSs) in the French context. We use microdata from a nationally representative survey (REPONSE 2010–11) and estimate models dealing with the potential endogeneity of...

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Published inHuman resource management Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 173 - 189
Main Authors Laroche, Patrice, Salesina, Marc
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.01.2017
Wiley Periodicals Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Business administration
Economics and Finance
Employee involvement
Employee management relations
employee representation
High performance systems
high‐performance work system
Human resource management
Humanities and Social Sciences
Labor unions
Nonunion
Regression analysis
REPONSE survey
strategic HR
Studies
Unionization
unions
Work environment
France
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Summary:This article investigates the effects of union and nonunion employee representation (ER) on the use of high‐performance work systems (HPWSs) in the French context. We use microdata from a nationally representative survey (REPONSE 2010–11) and estimate models dealing with the potential endogeneity of ER. After controlling for endogeneity and for a range of workplace characteristics, regression analyses suggest that neither union nor nonunion representatives are inherently against the use of HPWSs. Moreover, these forms of ER cannot be regarded as substitutes for one another. Results vary, depending on what type of bundle of practices is considered. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0090-4848
1099-050X
DOI:10.1002/hrm.21784