Development coalitions in working life : the "enterprise development 2000" program in Norway / edited by Bj{uml}orn Gustavsen, Tom Colbj{ostrok}rnsen, ℗Øyvind P{ring}alshaugen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gustavsen, Bj{ostrok}rn.

Colbj{ostrok}rnsen, Tom.

P{ring}alshaugen, ℗Øyvind.

Series:

Dialogues on work and innovation ; v. 6.

Dialogues on work and innovation, 1384-6671 ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research, Industrial--Economic aspects--Norway.

Research, Industrial.

Technological innovations--Norway.

Technological innovations.

Organizational change--Norway.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., c1998.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

While the need to utilise knowledge from social research in processes of development in working life is growing, there is also a growing recognition of the problems posed by this utilisation. As the belief in universal reason and general theory about topics like work organization and leadership has faded, research has to find a place as a local development actor. As such it is part of broad groups of actors, or development coalitions, as they are called in this book. Each coalition acquires unique characteristics and demands unique contributions from participating researchers. At the same time

Contents:

Development Coalitions in Working Life; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Enterprise Development 2000 A Program for Distributive and Interactive Learning; Introduction; Background; Program phases; The interplay between workplace processes and institutional context; Bringing different views together; The role of research; The project chaos; The content of the book; Living with pluralism; References; Chapter 2. Mentor Leadership and Theory Building in Practice; 1. A case in point; 2. ED 2000 in the Agder region

The intervention profile of the Agder module1. Initial Process; 2. Installing Barometers; 3. Leadership Training; 4. Change Agent Intervention; Network level interventions; Formal research; Summary; References; Chapter 3. Corporate Efficiency and Employee Participation; Introduction and overview; Efficiency, participation and corporate development; Communication in a globalizing firm: A pilot study of Nycomed ASA; Market responsiveness; Learning and innovation; Communication to reduce production costs; Corporate identity, coordination and management control

Developing new patterns of cooperation and participation: The case of Siemens ASDepartment councils; Worker-management relations; Department councils in Siemens; Relations between Siemens and the research group; Experience from other Siemens plants; Conclusions; Participation and efficiency: A conceptual framework; Efficiency, value creation and value destruction; Participation; An integrating framework; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. Organization Development through Development Organization; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The institutional framework

1.2 The theory of knowledge perspective1.3 Action research; 2. The principal purpose of action research in enterprise development; 2.1 How to create an effective development organization for the individual enterprise; 2.1.1 Hypotheses on the importance of differentiating between operational tasks and development tasks; 2.1.2 Which communicative instruments ought to be included in the development organization in the different phases?; 3. The case of Kongsberg Aerospace; 3.1 The link-up phase at Kongsberg Aerospace; 3.2 The project development phase at Kongsberg Aerospace; Note

Appendix: Other enterprises collaborating with WRI on R&D projectsReferences; Chapter 5. Developing the Fish Processing Industry; Introduction; From traditionalism to modern market orientation - the transformation of the fish processing industry; The industry and its development needs; Developing relationships to enterprises: reaching a common ground; Establishing the development process; The network perspective; Business strategy challenges and organizational development in small export firms; Introduction; The industry; The strategic development problems; The business development tasks

The points of departure

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-32776-7

9786613327765

90-272-7562-9

OCLC:

769188772