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Legitimität und Legitimitätssicherung von Betriebs- und Personalrat in organisationalen Veränderungen - eine qualitative Analyse

Legitimacy and Legitimacy Preservation of Workplace Employee Representations in Organizational Change - A Qualitative Analysis
[journal article]

Faupel, Stefanie
Süß, Stefan
Wulf, Ines Catharina

Abstract

Die Anzahl organisationaler Veränderungen hat in den letzten Jahren erheblich zugenommen. Sie stellen die betriebliche Interessenvertretung vor neue Herausforderungen. An welchen organisationalen Veränderungen Interessenvertretungen beteiligt sind und wie sich dies auf die von Beschäftigten zugeschr... view more

Die Anzahl organisationaler Veränderungen hat in den letzten Jahren erheblich zugenommen. Sie stellen die betriebliche Interessenvertretung vor neue Herausforderungen. An welchen organisationalen Veränderungen Interessenvertretungen beteiligt sind und wie sich dies auf die von Beschäftigten zugeschriebene Legitimität sowie Maßnahmen der Legitimitätssicherung auswirkt ist bislang jedoch unklar. Zur Reduzierung des Forschungsdefizits wurden 25 Interviews mit Betriebs- und Personalratsmitgliedern in verschiedenen organisationalen Veränderungen geführt und inhaltsanalytisch ausgewertet. Es zeigt sich, dass sich die Legitimitätswahrnehmung abhängig von der Phase der Veränderung und ihrer Reichweite unterscheidet. Insbesondere für die befragten Betriebsratsmitglieder spielt Legitimitätssicherung in Veränderungsprozessen bislang eine eher untergeordnete Rolle. Dennoch legen die vorliegenden Studienergebnisse den Befund nahe, dass Legitimität in Veränderungssituationen durch die Interessenvertretung beeinflussbar ist.... view less


The degree of organizational change has increased significantly in recent years. These changes pose new challenges for employee representation at the workplace. However, the role played by workplace employee representation in processes of organizational change and the way this impacts the legitimacy... view more

The degree of organizational change has increased significantly in recent years. These changes pose new challenges for employee representation at the workplace. However, the role played by workplace employee representation in processes of organizational change and the way this impacts the legitimacy attributed by employees to their representatives as well as actions undertaken by representatives to preserve such legitimacy still remain unclear. In order to address this research deficit, 25 interviews with works council and employee committee delegates faced by organizational change were conducted and evaluated using a content analysis method. The data shows that the perception of legitimacy varies depending on the phase and scope of change. In particular, the interviewed works councilors suggest the preservation of legitimacy plays a minor role during periods of change. Nevertheless, the present study highlights that changes in legitimacy are possible via actions undertaken by workplace employee representatives.... view less

Keywords
organizational change; workers' representation; works council; staff council; legitimacy; representation of interests; Federal Republic of Germany

Classification
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations

Free Keywords
legitimacy preservation

Document language
German

Publication Year
2019

Page/Pages
p. 278-301

Journal
Industrielle Beziehungen : Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management, 26 (2019) 3

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/indbez.v26i3.02

ISSN
1862-0035

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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