Teamwork and Intra-Firm Wage Dispersion among Blue-Collar Workers

Uwe Jirjahn and Kornelius Kraft

No 3291, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using data on a sample of manufacturing establishments in Germany, we find that the use of self-managed teams is associated with increased intra-firm wage inequality between skilled and unskilled blue-collar workers. We also show that moderating factors play an important role. While teamwork interacts positively with employer-provided further training and a production technology of the most recent vintage, it interacts negatively with the age of the establishment and the coverage by a collective bargaining agreement.

Keywords: technology; training; skill-biased organizational change; wage inequality; establishment age; collective bargaining (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J30 J31 M52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2008-01
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Published - revised version published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 57(4), 404-429

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