Do firms with works councils prefer agreeable job applicants? A discrete choice experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21334411 |
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| Authors | Harald Pfeifer (0000-0002-2816-3739, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) Bonn Germany, corresponding author), Caroline Wehner (0000-0001-9890-0733, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) Bonn Germany), Andries De Grip (0000-0002-1975-4553, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) Maastricht University Maastricht Netherlands), Julia M Kensbock (0000-0001-8642-1938, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics University of Bremen Bremen Germany) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 547-579 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-8676 • E-ISSN: 1468-232X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/irel.12385 |
| OpenAlex | W4405644792 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 59 |
Works councils in many countries are involved in dismissal procedures and may therefore invoke high hold‐up costs for firms laying off workers. To avoid these conflicts, firms with a works council may have a stronger preference for more agreeable job applicants who have a low risk of dismissal. We conduct a discrete choice experiment among recruiters to assess their preferences regarding job applicants' personality traits and competence. In line with our expectations, we find that recruiters from works‐council firms more strongly prefer agreeable job applicants. We also find that more agreeable recruiters choose more agreeable employees, indicating a similarity‐attraction effect
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