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Unternehmen: Diktaturen oder Demokratien? Debatten zur Reform der Unternehmensverfassung

Firms: Dictatorships or democracies? Debates on corporate governance reform
[journal article]

Nienhüser, Werner

Abstract

Die US-amerikanische Philosophin Elizabeth Anderson behauptet, dass Unternehmen Diktaturen sind: Die Kapitaleigner herrschten über die Beschäftigten. Kritik an solchen Verhältnissen gäbe es kaum. Das läge daran, dass eine in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften dominierende neoliberale Theorie der Firma di... view more

Die US-amerikanische Philosophin Elizabeth Anderson behauptet, dass Unternehmen Diktaturen sind: Die Kapitaleigner herrschten über die Beschäftigten. Kritik an solchen Verhältnissen gäbe es kaum. Das läge daran, dass eine in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften dominierende neoliberale Theorie der Firma diktatorische Unternehmensgovernance legitimiere. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden folgende Fragen behandelt: Gleichen Unternehmen tatsächlich Diktaturen; und gilt dies auch für die mitbestimmten Unternehmen in Deutschland? Trifft der Vorwurf der Legitimation von Unternehmensdiktatur die neueren Theorien der Wirtschaftswissenschaften? Welche Vorschläge für demokratische Regierungs- oder Governancemodelle (Unternehmensverfassungen) gibt es? Modelle wie das von Isabell Ferreras und von Nell-Breuning gehen weit über die gegenwärtige Aufsichtsratsmitbestimmung hinaus. Ein wesentliches Ziel des Beitrages besteht darin, die Diskussion über die Frage der Unternehmensverfassung weiterzuführen und Debatten um Arbeitnehmer-Mitbestimmung, Corporate Governance, Unternehmenstheorie und Demokratietheorie miteinander in Beziehung zu setzen.... view less


The US-American philosopher Elizabeth Anderson claims that companies are dictatorships: the owners of capital rule over the employees. There is hardly any criticism of such relations. The reason for this is that economics is dominated by a neoliberal theory, one which in turn that legitimizes dictat... view more

The US-American philosopher Elizabeth Anderson claims that companies are dictatorships: the owners of capital rule over the employees. There is hardly any criticism of such relations. The reason for this is that economics is dominated by a neoliberal theory, one which in turn that legitimizes dictatorial corporate governance. The following questions are dealt with in this article: Are firms similar to dictatorships; and does this apply to companies falling under the German laws of co-determination? Do recent economic theories also legitimize corporate dictatorship? What proposals exist for democratic models of corporate governance? Models like those proposed by Isabell Ferreras and of Nell-Breuning go beyond the current system of employee-board level representation. An essential aim of the article is to contribute to the discussion about a corporate constitution and to bring debates about employee participation, corporate governance as well as firm and democratic theory together.... view less

Keywords
corporate constitution; corporate governance; codetermination; industrial democracy

Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Economics
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations

Free Keywords
Unternehmensdiktatur; Organisationsdemokratie; corporate dictatorship; economic democracy

Document language
German

Publication Year
2021

Page/Pages
p. 283-316

Journal
Industrielle Beziehungen : Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management, 28 (2021) 3

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/indbez.v28i3.04

ISSN
1862-0035

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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