05427nam 2200661Ia 450 991046249900332120200520144314.01-283-63493-71-78190-221-6(CKB)2670000000270447(EBL)1042680(OCoLC)813395789(SSID)ssj0000767898(PQKBManifestationID)12323902(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000767898(PQKBWorkID)10758873(PQKB)10835337(MiAaPQ)EBC1042680(Au-PeEL)EBL1042680(CaPaEBR)ebr10608577(CaONFJC)MIL394738(EXLCZ)99267000000027044720120810d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAdvances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms[electronic resource] Volume 13 /edited by Alex Bryson1st ed.Bingley Emerald20121 online resource (381 p.)Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms ;v.13Description based upon print version of record.1-78190-220-8 Includes bibliographical references.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; REFERENCESSTAYING 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 RESULTSCONCLUDING 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 TURNOVERDISCUSSION 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 IMPLICATIONSNOTES 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 PRACTICESFIRM DIFFERENCES IN THE ADOPTION OF WORK AND PAY PRACTICESWith 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).Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed FirmsManagementEmployee participationEmployee empowermentElectronic books.ManagementEmployee participation.Employee empowerment.658.315205Bryson Alex902514MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462499003321Advances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms2277949UNINA