Using nationally representative workplace data we find substantial use of high-performance work systems (HPWS) in …

We estimate the effect of downsizing announcement on workplace performance using data from a German bakery chain of 193 …

role of female managers in closing the GWG is more pronounced when employees are paid for performance, consistent with the … proposition that women are more likely to be paid equitably when managers have discretion in the way they reward performance and …

Drawing on two large German representative data sets, we analyze the role of works councils for the use of performance … appraisals (PA). We distinguish between the incidence of performance appraisal systems as intended by the firm and their actual …. Employees working in establishments with a works council are more likely to face a formal performance appraisal procedure. Works …

) practices which have been linked to high performance in larger firms. We contribute to this literature by exploiting linked … characterizes 'high performance work systems' (HWPS) and 'strategic human resource management' (SHRM). Although the HPWS effect on …