Foreign Owners and Perceived Job Insecurity in Germany: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

No 2014-09, Research Papers in Economics from University of Trier, Department of Economics

Abstract: Using linked employer-employee data from Germany, we examine the role of foreign owners in employees' perceptions of job insecurity. Our estimates show that there tends to be a positive link between foreign owners and perceived job insecurity. The link is specifically strong for foreign-owned firms with high personnel turnover or poor employment growth. It is also stronger if the foreign-owned firm provides managerial profit sharing. However, the link is negative for foreign-owned firms with product innovations.

Keywords: Foreign ownership; perceived job insecurity; managerial profit sharing; personnel turnover; product innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 F66 J23 J28 J63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2014
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