Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms.

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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 perfor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Devaro, Jed (Editor ), Kato, Takao (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012.
Colección:Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms Ser.
Temas:
Employee empowerment.
Management > Employee participation.
Personnel > Habilitation.
Personnel > Participation à la gestion.
Employee empowerment
Management > Employee participation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 COOPINDEX DIAGNOSIS
  • A PILOT CASE STUDY: DIAGNOSING CAREFORCE 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 REMARKS
  • NOTES
  • 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
  • CONCLUDING REMARKS
  • NOTES
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK PRACTICES, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND FIRM PROPENSITY FOR INNOVATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • A CRITIQUE OF THE PREVIOUS EMPIRICAL LITERATURE AND THE HYPOTHESES TO BE TESTED
  • THE DATABASES
  • THE MODELS FOR THE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
  • THE VARIABLES
  • THE RESULTS
  • FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • NOTES
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDIX A. THE UNIT OF ANALYSIS: THE WORK PRACTICE.
  • APPENDIX B. EMPIRICAL CONSTRUCTION OF 'BUNDLES' OF HPWPS AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (IR) WITH RESPECT TO INNOVATION
  • PART 4: WHAT ABOUT THE WORKERS?
  • A DIMMING OF THE 'WARM GLOW'? ARE NON-PROFIT WORKERS IN THE UK STILL MORE SATISFIED WITH THEIR JOBS THAN OTHER WORKERS?
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • DATA AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
  • METHODOLOGY
  • ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
  • DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUE (BLINDER, 1973 AND OAXACA, 1973)
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDIX A
  • APPENDIX B: BLINDER-OAXACA DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUE
  • SENIORITY WAGES AND EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION AND SENIORITY WAGES
  • BACKGROUND
  • OTHER ESTABLISHMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND SENIORITY WAGES
  • ESTIMATION STRATEGY AND DATA DESCRIPTION
  • WHICH ESTABLISHMENTS PAY SENIORITY WAGES?
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • NOTES
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • REFERENCES.

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