Make Better Allies of Your Workforce

Leaders can avoid labor disputes and create value by improving communication with employees and including them in strategic decision-making.

Ayse Karaevli and Serden Özcan

December 04, 2023

The Research

• The authors used ESG data from Refinitiv to analyze workforce controversies in Germany’s top 50 companies that were significant enough to gain media attention over the past 10 years.
• They calculated an average score for each company, taking workforce size into account, and identified the companies in the top and bottom quartiles, indicating the highest and lowest levels of workforce-related controversies.
• To gain insights into the decision-making and governance processes of the top- and bottom-ranked companies ...