The State, Trade Unions and Self-Management : Issues of Competence and Control / Chris Cornforth, György Széll, Paul Blyton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blyton, Paul, editor.

Cornforth, Chris, editor.

Széll, György, editor.

Series:

Gruyter studies in organization ; 16.

de Gruyter Studies in Organization ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--Employee participation.

Management.

Labor unions.

Works councils.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 pages).

Edition:

Reprint 2015

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. Introduction: The Role of Competence in Participation, Workers' Control, and Self-Management / Szell, György

Part I: Participation and Co-Determination

Introduction / Cornforth, Chris

2. "Worker Participation" in the United States: A Preliminary Analysis of Quality of Work Life Programs / Barber, Bob / Towers, Rochelle

3. The Law as a Force for Change / Bernoux, Philippe

4. Co-Determination in the Federal Republic of Germany - An Appraisal of a Secular Experience / Briefs, Ulrich

5. A Political Bargaining Theory of Co-Determination / Teulings, Ad. W.M.

Part II. Worker Co-operatives and Labour-Owned Firms

6. The Role of Support Organisations in Developing Worker Co-operatives: A Model for Promoting Economic and Industrial Democracy? / Cornforth, Chris

7. Consulting for Second Order Change / Woodworth, Warner

8. Self-Management in Wales: Trade Union Encouragement of Worker Co-operatives / Blyton, Paul

9. The Possibilities and Limits of Self-Management in Cameroonian Enterprises: The Case of an Artisanal Co-operative in the Building Trade / Kamdem, Emmanuel

Part III. Economic Change, Labour, and the Unions

Introduction / Blyton, Paul

10. New Work Processes, Unregulated Capitalism and the Future of Labour / Drache, Daniel

11. Belgian Unionism and Self-Management1 / Наncké, Bob / Wijgaerts, Dany

12. Trade Unions and the Challenge of Modernisation and Computerisation in France / Jansen, Peter / Kissler, Leo

13. Technical Change and Informal Participation: The Role of Competence and Control in Administrative Work / Heisig, Ulrich / Littek, Wolfgang

Part IV. The State and Self-Management

14. Limited Expertise and Local Autonomy / Sajó, András

15. Organizations and Society: On Power Relationships / Sekulić, Dusko

16. The Impact of State Intervention on Workers' Control: A Case Study of Autogestion in Algeria / Dominelli, Lena

Part V. Education and Competence

17. An Inter-Organizational Analysis of Competence / Rus, Veljko

18. The Prospects of Industrial Democracy in the Context of the Proposed New Educational Policy in India / Avasthi, Abha

19. Cooperation Between Universities and Unions / Einemann, Edgar

20. Conclusion: Competence and Organizational Democracy: Concluding Reflections / Lammers, Cornelius

List of Contributors

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9783110849257

3110849259

OCLC:

979604458