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Karin Jonnergård
Professor emerita
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Worker representation on corporate boards from a longitudinal perspective : Between corporate governance and industrial relations
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Summary, in English
At the intersection between industrial relations and corporate governance - i.e. board level worker representation - this paper attempts to bridge four perspectives from the industrial relations literature (unitary, pluralist, radical and egoist) by observing changes in board director perceptions over time. Empirically, a longitudinal survey (1994-2014), filled out by both shareholder- and worker-elected directors in the largest listed Swedish corporations, is utilized to map differences and similarities between the two director populations regarding ‘perception of responsibility’, ‘governance efficiency’ and ‘board norms’. The findings indicate that some of the different industrial relations perspectives are relevant for understanding worker representation on corporate boards at different times and in different populations. Specifically, we observe that shareholder-elected directors become more financialized in their perceptions over time, whereas worker-elected directors remain more stakeholder-oriented, while to a growing extent acknowledging the interest of the controlling shareholders. Thus, the paper contributes to the industrial relations literature by linking perspectives on industrial relations, often understood as incommensurable, by considering a longitudinal development in perceptions among relevant actors.
Department/s
- Department of Business Administration
Publishing year
2017-07-07
Language
English
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Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Business Administration
Conference name
EGOS Conference 2017
Conference date
2017-07-06 - 2017-07-08
Conference place
Köpenhamn, Denmark
Status
Published