Experimentalism as a Tool of Economic Innovation in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3645958 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wade Jacoby (Brigham Young University, corresponding author), Martin Behrens (0000-0001-8010-7323, Cornell University) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-33 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-0300 • E-ISSN: 1558-5441 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/104503001782486362 |
| OpenAlex | W2065039373 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Our purpose in this article is to analyze changes in the German wagebargaining system, a system that has attracted enormous attentionfrom scholars of comparative political economy and comparativeindustrial relations. We argue that the wage bargaining portion ofthe German model is neither frozen in place, headed for deregulation,nor merely "muddling through." Rather, we see the institutionalcapacities of the key actors-especially the unions and employerassociations-making possible a process we term "experimentalism."In briefest form, experimentalism allows organizations that combinedecentralized information-gathering abilities with centralized decision-making capacity to probe for new possibilities, which, oncefound, can be quickly diffused throughout the organization. We willshow that the capacity for such experimentalism varies across actorsand sectors. And, to make things even tougher, neither major Germansocial actor can sustain innovation in the longer term withoutbringing along the other "social partner
Deregulation · Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · Experimentalism · German · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Temporalities · Wage · Innovation, Technology, and Society · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Industrial Relations
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |