Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/261793 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1136
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
This chapter reviews the literature on board-level worker representation (BLWR). BLWR refers to workers' legally sanctioned rights to take part in the decisions of their employers' board of directors as full or consultative members, regardless of their underlying equity investments. It provides information about the incidence of BLWR across countries, and the factors that likely contributed to the establishment of this mechanism of employee voice. It reviews theory on the positive and negative impacts of BLWR for workers and firms, summarizes the related empirical evidence, and concludes by pointing to the open gaps as avenues for future research.
Subjects: 
board-level worker representation
theoretical and empirical review
cross-country evidence
firm performance
boardroom
JEL: 
J53
J54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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