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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462445703321

Autore

Hoffmann Elizabeth A

Titolo

Co-operative workplace dispute resolution [[electronic resource] ] : organizational structure, ownership, and ideology / / Elizabeth A. Hoffmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Vt., : Gower, 2012

ISBN

1-317-15966-7

1-280-77541-6

9786613685803

1-4094-2925-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/053

Soggetti

Producer cooperatives

Authority

Industrial relations

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- What are worker cooperatives? -- What is workplace dispute resolution? -- Three different worker co-operatives -- Mining the depths of co-ownership : the coal industry -- Legal consciousness on the road : the taxicab industry -- Loyalty instead of leaving : dispute resolution in the organics industry -- Co-operative struggles : struggles toward the goal of equality -- Lessons for the rest of us : the cooperative landscape -- Appendix: Methodology for author's research.

Sommario/riassunto

Co-operative Workplace Dispute Resolution focuses on dispute resolution strategies at matched pairs of worker co-operatives and conventional businesses in three different industries. In contrast to conventionally organized businesses, co-operatives attempt to evenly distribute power and ownership and encourage worker control through egalitarian ideologies, flattened management structures and greater information sharing. The author's research identifies clear variations attributable to different organizational forms and demonstrates that worker co-operative members have access to more dispute r