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Author : Steven E.. Deutsch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (954 download)
Download or read book Extending Workplace Democracy written by Steven E.. Deutsch and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew Nickelhoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Extending Workplace Democracy written by Andrew Nickelhoff and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Lindenfeld
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Workplace Democracy and Social Change written by Frank Lindenfeld and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Case studies of the relationship between workers self management and workers control and social change, with particular reference to the USA - discusses psychological aspects (occupational psychology) of working in self-managed enterprises; investigates workers cooperatives, production cooperatives, insurance corporation, legal office and experimental school in Spain, the UK and the USA; considers the functioning (incl. Legal aspects) of American workers' cooperatives, and trade union attitudes. Diagrams, references, statistical tables.
Author : Andrew Nickelhoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780877363439
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (634 download)
Download or read book Extending Workplace Democracy written by Andrew Nickelhoff and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Zwerdling
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Workplace Democracy written by Daniel Zwerdling and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1984 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virginia Doellgast
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801463971
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Disintegrating Democracy at Work written by Virginia Doellgast and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shift from manufacturing- to service-based economies has often been accompanied by the expansion of low-wage and insecure employment. Many consider the effects of this shift inevitable. In Disintegrating Democracy at Work, Virginia Doellgast contends that high pay and good working conditions are possible even for marginal service jobs. This outcome, however, depends on strong unions and encompassing collective bargaining institutions, which are necessary to give workers a voice in the decisions that affect the design of their jobs and the distribution of productivity gains. Doellgast's conclusions are based on a comparative study of the changes that occurred in the organization of call center jobs in the United States and Germany following the liberalization of telecommunications markets. Based on survey data and interviews with workers, managers, and union representatives, she found that German managers more often took the "high road" than those in the United States, investing in skills and giving employees more control over their work. Doellgast traces the difference to stronger institutional supports for workplace democracy in Germany. However, these democratic structures were increasingly precarious, as managers in both countries used outsourcing strategies to move jobs to workplaces with lower pay and weaker or no union representation. Doellgast's comparative findings show the importance of policy choices in closing off these escape routes, promoting broad access to good jobs in expanding service industries.
Author : Edward S. Greenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780801495304
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Workplace Democracy written by Edward S. Greenberg and published by . This book was released on 1988-08 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Joseph Benet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780494157244
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (572 download)
Download or read book The Polarity Management Model of Workplace Democracy written by William Joseph Benet and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thesis I develop a theoretical model of workplace democracy. My model builds on five broad categories of literature including five exemplary models in order to expand the applicability of workplace democracy to a greater number of workplaces. I identify three reasons for why I believe it is important to expand workplace democracy. First is the relationship of workplace democracy to occupational stress. I believe that: (a) workplace democracy is essential to address the negative impacts of occupational stress; but (b) most efforts to address occupational stress focus on the individual. Second is the relationship of workplace democracy to societal democracy. I believe that: (a) workplace democracy contributes to the attainment of societal democracy; (b) societal democracy contributes to the attainment of workplace democracy; and (c) the elements of workplace democracy are identical to those of societal democracy. Third is the relationship between democratic concepts and human evolution. I believe that: (a) democratic concepts, including both our altruistic and selfish impulses, may have been essential elements in the evolutionary development of the human species; and (b) our use of self-consciousness and human agency to construct and refine these democratic concepts may be essential for our continued evolutionary development and the survival of our species.Based on these beliefs, I use Johnson's (1996) polarity management concept as the conceptual framework to construct the Polarity Management Model of Workplace Democracy. The model consists of ten paired elements: (a) freedom-authority; (b) justice-due process; (c) diversity-equality; (d) human rights-organizational obligations; and (e) participation-regeneration. I argue that: (a) none of these elements works well without its paired element; (b) all ten of these elements are essential for the attainment of workplace democracy; and (c) none is sufficient independent of the others. This thesis is theoretical, in that I conceptualize my model but stop short of undertaking an empirical test of the model.
Author : Donald V. Nightingale
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442655984
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Workplace Democracy written by Donald V. Nightingale and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1982-12-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins with a historical review of how authority in the Canadian workplace has changed over the past century. It proceeds to outline a theory of organization which provides a broad conceptual framework for the empirical analysis which follows. This theory is based on five concepts: the values of organizational members; the administrative structure of the organization; the interpersonal and intergroup processes; the reactions and adjustments of organization members; the social, political, economic, and cultural environments of the organization. A sample of 20 industrial organizations was selected to examine the effects of significant employee participation and to test the theory. They are matched pairs: ten permit some form of participation, and ten—similar in size, location, industry, union/non-union status, and work technology—follow conventional hierarchical design. The resulting data demonstrate that greater productivity results from employee participation in decisions relating to their work, in productivity bonuses, and in profit sharing and employee share-ownership plans.
Author : Brian Fontaine Snowden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781109597332
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (973 download)
Download or read book The Feasibility of Workplace Democracy in Large, Publicly Traded Corporations in the United States written by Brian Fontaine Snowden and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation deals with the feasibility of having large publicly traded corporations in the United States organized and operated on the principles and practices of workplace democracy. While the United States appears to be a model of democratic society, there seems to be widespread acceptance that democracy is limited to the civic lives of citizens. the research problem involves the interpretation of the term democracy and the legitimacy of expanding the term to include workplace democracy. There are reasons that the ideal of workplace democracy has not been embraced in the United States, which is a primary theme in this dissertation, and includes the issue of the primacy of the corporation as the avatar of capitalism and the reluctance of people to interfere with this economic system. Three methodologies were utilized: a philosophical inquiry was undertaken into the meaning of democracy and how this concept is translated into the everyday lives of people; discussion groups were organized to gather data about the ideas of people who work in large publicly traded corporations and their beliefs about workplace democracy; a case study was done of the world's largest worker cooperative, Mondragon CC of Spain. the key findings demonstrate that people do not understand the concept of workplace democracy, primarily because they have not been raised in institutions that practice democracy. Second, the economic system of capitalism is considered to be a highly effective one for economic growth, and people appear to believe that workplace democracy would not contribute to this success. Finally, the case study of Mondragon CC, the world's largest worker cooperative, demonstrates that a large democratic business can compete and prosper in a capitalist environment. the theoretical implication of this research is that workplace democracy can satisfy the need for the attainment of higher levels of participation and self-determination for all organizational members. Then there is the practical implication that the for-profit business organization be profitable and viable for the long term. Further research is required to reinforce the findings reached in this dissertation.
Author : Robert A. Dahl
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226134260
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)
Download or read book A Preface to Democratic Theory written by Robert A. Dahl and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1956 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Dahl's Preface helped launch democratic theory fifty years ago as a new area of study in political science, and it remains the standard introduction to the field. Exploring problems that had been left unsolved by traditional thought on democracy, Dahl here examines two influential models--the Madisonian, which represents prevailing American doctrine, and its recurring challenger, populist theory--arguing that they do not accurately portray how modern democracies operate. He then constructs a model more consistent with how contemporary democracies actually function, and, in doing so, develops some original views of popular sovereignty and the American constitutional system.
Author : Richard Wolff
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1608462579
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Democracy at Work written by Richard Wolff and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What, and who, are we working for? A thoughtful assessment on our current society from “probably America’s most prominent Marxist economist” (The New York Times). Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither serves the needs of our society. Whether it is secure, well-paid, and meaningful jobs or a sustainable relationship with the natural environment that we depend on, our society is not delivering the results people need and deserve. One key cause for this intolerable state of affairs is the lack of genuine democracy in our economy as well as in our politics. The solution requires the institution of genuine economic democracy, starting with workers managing their own workplaces, as the basis for a genuine political democracy. Here Richard D. Wolff lays out a hopeful and concrete vision of how to make that possible, addressing the many people who have concluded economic inequality and politics as usual can no longer be tolerated and are looking for a concrete program of action. “Wolff’s constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times.” —Noam Chomsky, leading public intellectual and author of Hope and Prospects
Author : Assistant Professor Dario Azzellini
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783601566
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)
Download or read book An Alternative Labour History written by Assistant Professor Dario Azzellini and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global financial crisis has led to a new shop-floor militancy. Radical forms of protest and new workers' takeovers have sprung up all over the globe. In the US, Republic Windows and Doors started production under worker control in January 2013. Later that year workers in Greece took over and managed a hotel, a hospital, a newspaper, a TV channel and a factory. The dominant revolutionary left has viewed workers' control as part of a system necessary during a transition to socialism. Yet most socialist and communist parties have neglected to promote workers' control as it challenges the centrality of parties and it is in this spirit that trade unions, operating through the institutional frameworks of government, have held a monopoly over labor history. Tracing Marx's writings on the Paris Commune through council communism, anarcho-syndicalism, Italian operaismo, and other "heretical" left currents, An Alternative Labour History uncovers the practices and intentions of historical and contemporary autonomous workers' movements that until now have been largely obscured. It shows that by bringing permanence and predictability to their workplaces, workers can stabilize their communities through expressions of participatory democracy. And, as history has repeatedly shown, workers have always had the capacity to run their enterprises on their own.
Author : Len Krimerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book When Workers Decide written by Len Krimerman and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles J. Morris
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801443176
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)
Download or read book The Blue Eagle at Work written by Charles J. Morris and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Blue Eagle at Work, Charles J. Morris, a renowned labor law scholar and preeminent authority on the National Labor Relations Act, uncovers a long-forgotten feature of that act that offers an exciting new approach to the revitalization of the American labor movement and the institution of collective bargaining. He convincingly demonstrates that in private-sector nonunion workplaces, the Act guarantees that employees have a viable right to engage in collective bargaining through a minority union on a members-only basis. As a result of this startling breakthrough, American labor relations may never again be the same. Morris's underlying thesis is based on a meticulous analysis of statutory and decisional law and exhaustive historical research.Morris recounts the little-known history of union organizing and bargaining through members-only minority unions that prevailed widely both before and after passage of the 1935 Wagner Act. He explains how vintage language in the statute continues to protect minority-union bargaining today and how those rights are also guaranteed under the First Amendment and by international law to which the United States is a committed party. In addition, the book supplies detailed guidelines illustrating how this rediscovered workers' right could stimulate the development of new procedures for union organizing and bargaining and how management will likely respond to such efforts.The Blue Eagle at Work, which is clear and accessible to general readers as well as specialists, is an essential tool for labor-union officials and organizers, human-resource professionals in management, attorneys practicing in the field of labor and employment law, teachers and students of labor law and industrial relations, and concerned workers and managers who desire to understand the law that governs their relationship.
Author : C. George Benello
Publisher : Black Rose Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9781895431322
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (313 download)
Download or read book From the Ground Up written by C. George Benello and published by Black Rose Books Ltd.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cecile Reuge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Expanding Citizenship written by Cecile Reuge and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food cooperatives play a central role in the local food movement. In addition to supporting the local economy, the cooperative movement lists "concern for the community" among their seven core principles (Healthy Foods Healthy Communities Report, 2012). Food cooperatives, however, are typically consumer-owned and primarily assert democratic control over buying practices rather than workplace operation (University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, 2009). Therefore, unless allocated a separate means for advocacy, cooperative workers often have less autonomy than they would if they were organized and had the means to collectively negotiate their benefits and work environment. This article argues that the efforts of worker-run governance bodies are integral for securing worker citizenship yet are often excluded from the efforts of consumer cooperatives. Using a mixed methods approach that includes focus groups, individual interviews, and textual and policy analyses, this study looks at the impact of unions on the social, political and civil rights of workers in two unionized food cooperatives in Vermont. Specifically, it examines the relationship between cooperative and union governance structures and the role of each institution in generating citizen engagement both in and outside the workplace. In this study, citizenship is defined as access to social, political, and civil rights. Study findings suggest that workers view management and the union as the prime decision-making bodies and the benefits of consumer membership as mainly consumer-oriented and vaguely community-based. Interview data generated with workers and stakeholders indicates that the union plays a pivotal role in promoting citizen engagement and workplace democracy in food cooperatives.
