Advances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 13 / / edited by Alex Bryson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.315205 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BrysonAlex |
Collana | Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms |
Soggetto topico |
Management - Employee participation
Employee empowerment |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-63493-7
1-78190-221-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
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Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Advances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms . Vol. 13 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Alex Bryson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.315205 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrysonAlex
DeVaroJed |
Collana | Advances in the economic analysis of participatory & labor-managed firms |
Soggetto topico |
Business & Economics - Labor
Labour economics Employment & unemployment Management - Employee participation Industrial management - Employee participation |
ISBN |
1-283-63493-7
1-78190-221-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : "the times might just be a-changin" / Alex Bryson -- Going forward financially : credit unions as an alternative to commercial banks / Mark Klinedinst -- Staying true to co-operative identity : diagnosing worker co-operatives for adherence to their values / Sonja Novkovic, Piotr Prokopowicz, Ryszard Stocki -- Do co-operatives promote consumer social responsibility? : the case of fair trade in Italy / Biagia De Devitiis, Anna Irene De Luca, Ornella Wanda Maietta, Vania Sena -- On the choice between capitalist and labour-managed production : evidence from a panel of entrants into UK manufacturing industries / Jan M. Podivinsky, Geoff Stewart -- Diversity and productivity in production teams / Barton H. Hamilton, Jack A. Nickerson, Hideo Owan -- Financial participation plans and firm financial performance : evidence from a Dutch longitudinal panel / Erik Poutsma, Geert Braam -- Insider ownership and firm performance : evidence from Bulgaria / Derek C. Jones, Mark Klinedinst -- The evolving nature of high performance workplace practices in the United States / Lisa M. Lynch -- Progression of HR practices in Danish firms during two decades / Tor Eriksson -- High performance work practices, industrial relations and firm propensity for innovation / Paola Gritti, Riccardo Leoni -- A dimming of the "warm glow"? : are non-profit workers in the UK still more satisfied with their jobs than other workers? / Chiara Paola Donegani, Stephen McKay, Domenico Moro -- Seniority wages and employee participation / Thomas Zwick. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785718603321 |
Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Advances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms . Vol. 13 / / edited by Alex Bryson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.315205 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrysonAlex
DeVaroJed |
Collana | Advances in the economic analysis of participatory & labor-managed firms |
Soggetto topico |
Business & Economics - Labor
Labour economics Employment & unemployment Management - Employee participation Industrial management - Employee participation |
ISBN |
1-283-63493-7
1-78190-221-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : "the times might just be a-changin" / Alex Bryson -- Going forward financially : credit unions as an alternative to commercial banks / Mark Klinedinst -- Staying true to co-operative identity : diagnosing worker co-operatives for adherence to their values / Sonja Novkovic, Piotr Prokopowicz, Ryszard Stocki -- Do co-operatives promote consumer social responsibility? : the case of fair trade in Italy / Biagia De Devitiis, Anna Irene De Luca, Ornella Wanda Maietta, Vania Sena -- On the choice between capitalist and labour-managed production : evidence from a panel of entrants into UK manufacturing industries / Jan M. Podivinsky, Geoff Stewart -- Diversity and productivity in production teams / Barton H. Hamilton, Jack A. Nickerson, Hideo Owan -- Financial participation plans and firm financial performance : evidence from a Dutch longitudinal panel / Erik Poutsma, Geert Braam -- Insider ownership and firm performance : evidence from Bulgaria / Derek C. Jones, Mark Klinedinst -- The evolving nature of high performance workplace practices in the United States / Lisa M. Lynch -- Progression of HR practices in Danish firms during two decades / Tor Eriksson -- High performance work practices, industrial relations and firm propensity for innovation / Paola Gritti, Riccardo Leoni -- A dimming of the "warm glow"? : are non-profit workers in the UK still more satisfied with their jobs than other workers? / Chiara Paola Donegani, Stephen McKay, Domenico Moro -- Seniority wages and employee participation / Thomas Zwick. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814583603321 |
Bingley, : Emerald, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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