Table 4: Systems of Employee Involvement Practices and Wage Dispersiona, NES 1993
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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 0.605*** (0.234) |
Yes No No Manufacturing 0.851*** (0.226) |
Yes Yes No Sector 0.805*** (0.233) |
Yes Yes No 0.807*** (0.232) |
Yes Yes Yes 0.840*** | |||||
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System S∖ (Meetings or Job Rotation, or Teamwork |
0.650*** |
0.43 |
0.939*** |
1.39 |
0.924*** |
2.34 |
0.928*** |
2.37 |
0.971*** |
2.57 |
|
used as individual practices or in pairs) |
(0.215) |
(0.76) |
(0.213) |
(0.23) |
(0.226) |
(0.12) |
(0.230) |
(0.12) |
(0.233) |
(0.10) |
|
System St2 (Meetings and Job Rotation and Teamwork) |
0.656*** |
0.01 |
0.989*** |
0.68 |
0.938*** |
0.05 |
0.906*** |
0.02 |
0.961*** |
0.00 |
|
χ2-test S0 = S2 |
(0.230) |
(0.91) (0.50) |
(0.229) |
(0.40) |
(0.242) |
(0.81) |
(0.282) |
(0.88) 0.42 |
(0.284) |
(0.96) |
IC
ОТ
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System S11 (S∖ and Ft-Iines Training) |
0.000 |
-0.001 (0.072) |
|
System S2 (S2 and Ft-Iines Training) |
0.046 |
-0.039 |
|
(0.159) |
(0.158) | |
|
N=477 obs. | ||
|
Non Manufacturing Sector | ||
|
System S0 (No Employee Involvement Practices) |
0.629*** 0.478** 0.486** 0.501** |
0.426 |
|
(0.239) (0.229) (0.231) (0.236) |
(0.276) | |
|
System ∣S∣ (Meetings or Job Rotation, or Teamwork |
0.739*** 0.54 0.602*** 0.74 0.587*** 0.52 0.620*** |
0.61 0.554* 0.74 |
|
used as individual practices or in pairs) |
(0.221) (0.46) (0.226) (0.39) (0.226) (0.47) (0.240) |
(0.45) (0.297) (0.39) |
|
Systβm S*2 ( Meetings and Job Rotation and Teamwork) |
0.787*** 0.39 0.708*** 1.94 0.671*** 1.28 0.794*** |
2.58 0.715** 2.03 |
|
(0.229) (0.53) (0.235) (0.16) (0.243) (0.25) (0.273) |
(0.10) (0.341) (0.15) | |
|
χ2-test S0 = S2 |
0.99 1.99 1.35 |
2.68 2.50 |
|
(p-value) |
(0.31) (0.15) (0.24) |
(0.10) (0.11) |
|
System S11 (S∖ and Ft-Iines Training) |
-0.010 |
-0.017 |
|
(0.070) |
(0.073) | |
|
System S2 (S2 and Ft-Iines Training) |
-0.136 |
-0.131 |
|
(0.120) |
(0.121) | |
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N=236 obs.____________________________ |
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.