Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/245745 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14694
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We describe the nature, scope and effects of various non-mandated participatory work practices in Japan, the U.S. and Europe through the lens of complementarity in organizations. Specifically, rather than treating each work practice in isolation, we consider it an element of HIWS (High Involvement Work System), an employment system comprised of clusters of complementary work practices. In so doing, we present a coherent and complete picture of non-mandatory participatory work practices. Furthermore, by applying the common framework of viewing participatory work practices as complementary elements of HIWS to seemingly disparate forms of work practices in different parts of the world, we shed light on how participatory work practices play out in diverse institutional, cultural and regulatory environments.
Subjects: 
High Involvement Work System
High Performance Work System
employee participation
JEL: 
M5
J5
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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