Download full text
(162.1Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-222904
Exports for your reference manager
The European Company Statute: Implications for Industrial Relations in the European Union
[journal article]
Abstract ■ This article explores the origins and development of the European Company Statute, with particular reference to its provisions for employee involvement, both through a `representative body' and through board-level participation. European com... view more
■ This article explores the origins and development of the European Company Statute, with particular reference to its provisions for employee involvement, both through a `representative body' and through board-level participation. European companies can be seen as `hybrid' organizations in which common European-level elements are combined with supplementary features deriving from the legislation of the country in which they are registered. The article outlines the types of company that have opted so far to become European companies and analyses a variety of the issues raised, including the range of options that now confront management in setting up such a company, the position of the unions and the `Europeanization' of company boards. The principal conclusions are that the Statute represents a further step in the development of `multi-level governance' of the EU, and that it will increase regulatory competition among the member states.... view less
Keywords
corporate governance
Free Keywords
company law harmonization; employee board-level participation; European Company Statute; multi-level governance;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 46-64
Journal
European Journal of Industrial Relations, 14 (2008) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680107086111
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)