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abstract: 'PurposeWithin the two-tier bargaining system, the role of complementary
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collective bargaining is somewhat controversial. In this paper, the
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authors analyse collective agreements from a triple perspective:
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scanning the contents of firm-level complementary collective agreements
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(CCAs); identifying the factors that determine the probability of
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signing a CCA and analysing the relationship between the latter and firm
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performance with a focus on the role of different negotiated
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topics.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical procedure is based on 2
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main linked sources: longitudinal balance sheet data and a
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cross-sectional dataset of a representative sample of Italian firms with
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at least 15 employees, including some retrospective information. The
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innovative dataset derives from integrating multiple sources. The main
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empirical approaches include Generalized Method of Moments (GMM)
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estimations, multivariate regressions, as well as instrumental variable
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(IV) estimations to overcome simultaneity issues.FindingsWith respect to
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the probability of signing a CCA, on the firms'' side, the authors find a
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positive role of the degree of firm capitalisation and affiliation with
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an employers'' association and a negative role of family firms compared
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to non-family firms; on the workers'' side, a positive role of the
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workers'' unionisation rate and a positive but differentiated weight of
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workers'' union representations and industrial conflicts. With regard to
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firm performance, the authors'' estimates suggest that signing a CCA is
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associated with an average increase of 3\% in total factor productivity
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(TFP) and 7.8\% in labour productivity. By investigating the contents of
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the complementarity agreements, the authors show that bargaining a wider
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range of topics implies advantages that are not homogenous, benefitting
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more efficient firms. Moreover, the authors find a specific positive and
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significant role for three main interacting issues: economic incentives,
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organisation and employment.Research limitations/implicationsThe
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cross-sectional structure of the data on bargaining practices prevents
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detecting causal relationships due to either potential common driver(s)
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of both the target variables (firm performance) and bargaining practices
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(simultaneity bias) and unobservable time-invariant firm-level
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characteristics (heterogeneity bias).Practical implicationsAccording to
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the authors'' results, policymakers should operate along four fiscal
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channels to spur the efficiency of firms, via CCA. First, tax incentives
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stimulate higher firm capitalisation, as this seems to be a
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CCA-favouring factor. Second, deduction in taxable income for union
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members, which should led to higher membership rates, hence raising the
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likelihood of obtaining a CCA. Third, incentives aimed at directly
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promoting the greater diffusion of CCAs as a source of improved
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performance. Fourth, fiscal tools aimed at favouring the negotiation of
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either specific contents or ``bundles{''''} of contents, which the
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authors'' estimates show as an additional performance-enhancing tool of
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CCA practices.Originality/valueThe conceptualisation of the contents of
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CCA as organisational investments and the whole probability function of
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signing a CCA are quite innovative. Moreover, the econometric strategy
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takes account of several potential sources of bias when estimating the
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relevant coefficients at each stage, which is currently not fully
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considered in the literature.
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Finally, this is the first study to shed light on both the diverse
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outcomes associated with different negotiated topics (in terms of
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quantity and quality) and the distinction between short and medium-long
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term effects.'
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affiliation: 'Bisio, L; Cardinaleschi, S (Corresponding Author), ISTAT Italian Natl
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Inst Stat, Rome, Italy.
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Leoni, R (Corresponding Author), Univ Bergamo, Dept Econ, Bergamo, Italy.
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Bisio, Laura; Cardinaleschi, Stefania, ISTAT Italian Natl Inst Stat, Rome, Italy.
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Leoni, Riccardo, Univ Bergamo, Dept Econ, Bergamo, Italy.
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Leoni, Riccardo, Interuniv Res Ctr Ezio Tarantelli, Rome, Italy.'
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author: Bisio, Laura and Cardinaleschi, Stefania and Leoni, Riccardo
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author-email: 'bisio@istat.it
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cardinal@istat.it
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riccardo.leoni08@gmail.com'
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author_list:
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- family: Bisio
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given: Laura
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- family: Cardinaleschi
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given: Stefania
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- family: Leoni
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given: Riccardo
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/IJM-06-2021-0373
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earlyaccessdate: JAN 2023
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eissn: 1758-6577
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files: []
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issn: 0143-7720
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER
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keywords: 'Productivity; Employee participation; Collective bargaining; Labour and
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management relations'
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY; WORKS COUNCILS; FLEXIBLE
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PAY; WAGES; PANEL; FAMILY; REPRESENTATION; COMPETE; REFORM'
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language: English
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month: MAY 31
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '63'
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orcid-numbers: Leoni, Riccardo/0000-0002-8649-3672
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pages: 728-754
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papis_id: 14dc28eaef2b100e9853bb91616814c6
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ref: Bisio2023complementarycollect
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Complementary collective bargaining and firm performance: new evidence for
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Italian firms'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000919414700001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '44'
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web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor; Management
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year: '2023'
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