HEINZ-JOSEF T SSELMANN is Professor of International Business at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK. FRANK MCDONALD is Professor of International Business at Bradford University School of Management, UK. ARNE HEISE is Professor of Macro-Economics at the University of Hamburg, Germany. MATTHEW ALLEN is Senior Lecturer in International Business at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK. SVITLANA VORONKOVA is Lecturer in Business Studies at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

• Institutional Environments and Employee Relations in Germany Overview of Employee Relations in Germany and the UK Employee Relations in Multinational Corporations Firm Performance and Employee Relations Voice in Employee Relations Systems Data and Methodology The Characteristics of Voice Mechanisms in German Subsidiaries Voice Mechanisms and Performance Conclusions, and Policy Implications

HEINZ-JOSEF T SSELMANN is Professor of International Business at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK. FRANK MCDONALD is Professor of International Business at Bradford University School of Management, UK. ARNE HEISE is Professor of Macro-Economics at the University of Hamburg, Germany. MATTHEW ALLEN is Senior Lecturer in International Business at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK. SVITLANA VORONKOVA is Lecturer in Business Studies at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

• Institutional Environments and Employee Relations in Germany Overview of Employee Relations in Germany and the UK Employee Relations in Multinational Corporations Firm Performance and Employee Relations Voice in Employee Relations Systems Data and Methodology The Characteristics of Voice Mechanisms in German Subsidiaries Voice Mechanisms and Performance Conclusions, and Policy Implications

HEINZ-JOSEF T SSELMANN is Professor of International Business at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK. FRANK MCDONALD is Professor of International Business at Bradford University School of Management, UK. ARNE HEISE is Professor of Macro-Economics at the University of Hamburg, Germany. MATTHEW ALLEN is Senior Lecturer in International Business at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK. SVITLANA VORONKOVA is Lecturer in Business Studies at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

• Institutional Environments and Employee Relations in Germany Overview of Employee Relations in Germany and the UK Employee Relations in Multinational Corporations Firm Performance and Employee Relations Voice in Employee Relations Systems Data and Methodology The Characteristics of Voice Mechanisms in German Subsidiaries Voice Mechanisms and Performance Conclusions, and Policy Implications