Table 3: Systems of Employee Involvement Practices and Wage Dispersiona, NES 1996
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Specification b |
I Coef. |
χ2-test si = si~1 |
II Coef. |
χ2-test si = si~1 |
III Coef. |
χ2-test si = si~1 |
IV Coef. |
χ2-test si = si~1 |
V Coef. |
χ2-test si = si~1 |
|
Firm Technology Workplace Stock Option/ Profit Sharing System Sq (no Employee Involvement Practices) |
No 0.334** (0.141) |
Yes No No Manufacturing 0.437** (0.180) |
Yes Yes No Sector 0.396** (0.191) |
Yes Yes No 0.379*** (0.193) |
Yes Yes Yes 0.385** (0.192) | |||||
|
System S1 (Meetings or Job Rotation, or Teamwork |
0.510*** |
5.99 |
0.617*** |
5.06 |
0.568*** |
4.61 |
0.585*** |
6.44 |
0.592*** |
6.59 |
|
used as individual practices or in pairs) |
(0.117) |
(0.01) |
(0.146) |
(0.16) |
(0.159) |
(0.03) |
(0.165) |
(0.01) |
(0.164) |
(0.01) |
|
System St2 (Meetings and Job Rotation and Teamwork) |
0.462*** |
1.20 |
0.580*** |
0.76 |
0.522*** |
1.04 |
0.530*** |
0.16 |
0.563*** |
0.21 |
|
χ2-test S0 = S2 |
(0.123) |
(0.27) |
(0.147) |
(0.39) 3.04 |
(0.160) |
(0.30) |
(0.157) |
(0.66) 4.02 |
(0.155) |
(0.65) |
|
System S11 (S∖ and Ft-Iines Training) |
-0.065 (0.048) |
-0.061 (0.048) |
|
System S2 (S2 and Ft-Iines Training) |
-0.081 |
-0.079 |
|
(0.073) |
(0.075) | |
|
N=533 | ||
|
Non Manufacturing Sector | ||
|
System S0 (No Employee Involvement Practices) |
0.341* 0.323 0.332 0.210 |
0.211 |
|
(0.197) (0.220) (0.239) (0.232) |
(0.215) | |
|
System ∣S∣ (Meetings or Job Rotation, or Teamwork |
0.274 0.35 0.354** 0.06 0.358* 0.04 0.296 0.46 |
0.298 0.44 |
|
used as individual practices or in pairs) |
(0.177) (0.55) (0.179) (0.71) (0.213) (0.81) (0.210) (0.49) |
(0.204) (0.50) |
|
Systβm St2 ( Meetings and Job Rotation and Teamwork) |
0.376** 2.43 0.433** 1.30 0.447* 1.63 0.464** 1.84 |
0.478** 1.86 |
|
(0.187) (0.12) (0.197) (0.30) (0.243) (0.20) (0.246) (0.17) |
(0.231) (0.17) | |
|
χ2-test S0 = S2 |
0.11 0.75 0.69 2.20 |
2.24 |
|
(p-value) |
(0.74) (0.80) (0.40) (0.13) |
(0.13) |
|
System S11 (S∖ and Ft-Iines Training) |
-0.176** |
-0.147* |
|
(0.069) |
(0.088) | |
|
System S2 (S2 and Ft-Iines Training) |
-0.234** |
-0.223** |
|
(0.149) |
(0.138) | |
|
N=191____________________________ |
a-The dependent variable is the log of the average wage ratio for managers and production workers. Standard errors computed using the White correction.
b-Includes the value of the firm’s capital stock, new equipment, labor and other costs, equipment age, industry, firm-size and union dummies.