Record Nr.

UNINA9910462499003321

Titolo

Advances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 13 / / edited by Alex Bryson

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Bingley, : Emerald, 2012

ISBN

1-283-63493-7

1-78190-221-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Collana

Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms ; ; v.13

Altri autori (Persone)

BrysonAlex

Disciplina

658.315205

Soggetti

Management - Employee participation

Employee empowerment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; ADVANCES IN THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATORY AND LABOR-MANAGED FIRMS; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION - 'THE TIMES MIGHT JUST BE A-CHANGIN'; PART 1: COOPERATIVES; PART 2: EFFECTS OF WORKER PARTICIPATION ON FIRM PERFORMANCE; PART 3: THE DIFFUSION OF HIGH INVOLVEMENT MANAGEMENT; PART 4: WHAT ABOUT THE WORKERS?; PART 1: COOPERATIVES; GOING FORWARD FINANCIALLY: CREDIT UNIONS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO COMMERCIAL BANKS; INTRODUCTION; THEORY; DATA AND METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES

STAYING TRUE TO CO-OPERATIVE IDENTITY: DIAGNOSING WORKER CO-OPERATIVES FOR ADHERENCE TO THEIR VALUES INTRODUCTION; EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION; CO-OPERATIVES, PERFORMANCE AND INDICATORS; WORKER CO-OPERATIVES AND TOTAL PARTICIPATION; APPLICATION OF THE COOP-INDEX DIAGNOSIS; A PILOT CASE STUDY: DIAGNOSING CARE FORCE HOME CARE WORKER CO-OPERATIVE; RECOMMENDATIONS AND FOLLOW-UP; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; DO CO-OPERATIVES PROMOTE CONSUMER SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? THE CASE OF FAIR TRADE IN ITALY; INTRODUCTION; SOCIAL CAPITAL AND CO-OPERATIVES; THE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; THE

EMPIRICAL MODEL; THE RESULTS

CONCLUDING REMARKSNOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; ON THE CHOICE BETWEEN CAPITALIST AND LABOUR-MANAGED PRODUCTION: EVIDENCE FROM A PANEL OF ENTRANTS INTO UK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL BACKGROUND; MODEL AND ESTIMATION; DATA DESCRIPTION; RESULTS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; PART 2: EFFECTS OF WORKER PARTICIPATION ON FIRM PERFORMANCE; DIVERSITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN PRODUCTION TEAMS; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL BACKGROUND; PRODUCTION AT KORET; SORTING AND INITIAL TEAM FORMATION; THE IMPACT OF DIVERSITY ON PRODUCTIVITY; DIVERSITY AND TURNOVER

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: FORMAL PROPOSITIONS AND PROOFS; APPENDIX B: NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION PLANS AND FIRM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM A DUTCH LONGITUDINAL PANEL; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE; RESEARCH METHOD; RESULTS; CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; INSIDER OWNERSHIP AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM BULGARIA; INTRODUCTION; THE IMPACT OF OWNERSHIP ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: HYPOTHESES; BULGARIAN ECONOMIC REFORMS; DATA AND EMPIRICAL STRATEGY; RESULTS; CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: DEFINITION OF VARIABLES; PART 3: THE DIFFUSION OF HIGH INVOLVEMENT MANAGEMENT; THE EVOLVING NATURE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WORKPLACE PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND DISCUSSION; DATA; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: QUESTIONS USED FOR DEPENDENT VARIABLES IN TABLES 1-4; APPENDIX B: UNWEIGHTED MEAN VALUES FOR TABLES 3 AND 4; PROGRESSION OF HR PRACTICES IN DANISH FIRMS DURING TWO DECADES; INTRODUCTION; DATA DESCRIPTION; CHANGES IN WORK PRACTICES; CHANGES IN PAY PRACTICES

FIRM DIFFERENCES IN THE ADOPTION OF WORK AND PAY PRACTICES

Sommario/riassunto

With the financial crisis and Great Recession some economists have begun to question the orthodox approach to production and capital/labor relations over the last two to three decades. The 12 contributions to this volume of Advances cover co-operatives; effects of worker participation on firm performance; the diffusion of high involvement management practices; and outcomes for workers (i.e., job satisfaction and wages).

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454780403321

Autore

Barker Martin

Titolo

From Antz to Titanic [[electronic resource] ] : reinventing film analysis / / Martin Barker, with Thomas Austin

Pubbl/distr/stampa


London ; ; Sterling, Va., : Pluto Press, 2000

ISBN

0-585-42619-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)