LEADER 05427nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910462499003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-63493-7 010 $a1-78190-221-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000270447 035 $a(EBL)1042680 035 $a(OCoLC)813395789 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000767898 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12323902 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000767898 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10758873 035 $a(PQKB)10835337 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1042680 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1042680 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10608577 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL394738 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000270447 100 $a20120810d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAdvances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms$b[electronic resource] $hVolume 13 /$fedited by Alex Bryson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBingley $cEmerald$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (381 p.) 225 1 $aAdvances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms ;$vv.13 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78190-220-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFRONT 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 327 $aSTAYING 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 327 $aCONCLUDING 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 327 $aDISCUSSION 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 327 $aNOTES 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 327 $aFIRM DIFFERENCES IN THE ADOPTION OF WORK AND PAY PRACTICES 330 $aWith the financial crisis and Great Recession some economists have begun to question the orthodox approach to production and capital/labor relations over the last two to three decades. The 12 contributions to this volume of Advances cover co-operatives; effects of worker participation on firm performance; the diffusion of high involvement management practices; and outcomes for workers (i.e., job satisfaction and wages). 410 0$aAdvances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms 606 $aManagement$xEmployee participation 606 $aEmployee empowerment 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aManagement$xEmployee participation. 615 0$aEmployee empowerment. 676 $a658.315205 701 $aBryson$b Alex$0902514 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462499003321 996 $aAdvances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms$92277949 997 $aUNINA