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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462499003321
• 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).