The Influence of Stock Market Listing on Human Resource Management: Evidence for France and Britain

Cambridge Centre for Business Research Working Paper No. 366

47 Pages Posted: 20 Sep 2011

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Neil Conway

University of London - Birkbeck College

Suzanne J. Konzelmann

University of London - Birkbeck College - Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Management and Organizational Psychology; University of Cambridge - Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Héloïse Petit

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Antoine Reberioux

Université Paris VII Denis Diderot; University Antilles Guyane - Faculty of Law and Economics

Frank Wilkinson

University of London - Birkbeck College

Simon Deakin

University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research (CBR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

Date Written: June 1, 2008

Abstract

[enter Abstract Body]We use data from REPONSE 2004 and WERS 2004 to analyze whether approaches to HRM differ according to whether an establishment is part of a company with a stock exchange listing. In both countries we find that listing is positively associated with team working and performance-related pay, while in France, but not in Britain, it is also linked to worker autonomy and training. Our findings are inconsistent with the claim that shareholder pressure operates as a constraint on the adoption of high-performance workplace practices. The pattern is similar in the two countries, but with a slightly stronger tendency for listing to be associated with high-performance workplace practices in France.

Keywords: corporate governance, human resource management, employment relations

JEL Classification: G32, G38, K22, K31, J53, J88

Suggested Citation

Conway, Neil and Konzelmann, Suzanne J. and Petit, Héloïse and Reberioux, Antoine and Wilkinson, Frank and Deakin, Simon F., The Influence of Stock Market Listing on Human Resource Management: Evidence for France and Britain (June 1, 2008). Cambridge Centre for Business Research Working Paper No. 366, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1930849 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1930849

Neil Conway (Contact Author)

University of London - Birkbeck College ( email )

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Suzanne J. Konzelmann

University of London - Birkbeck College - Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Management and Organizational Psychology ( email )

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University of Cambridge - Faculty of Social and Political Sciences ( email )

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Héloïse Petit

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Antoine Reberioux

Université Paris VII Denis Diderot

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France

University Antilles Guyane - Faculty of Law and Economics ( email )

Pointe à Pitre
France

Frank Wilkinson

University of London - Birkbeck College ( email )

Department of Management
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United Kingdom

Simon F. Deakin

University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research (CBR) ( email )

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United Kingdom
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European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

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University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law ( email )

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