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Workplace democracy and social change

Title
  1. Workplace democracy and social change / Frank Lindenfeld, Joyce Rothschild-Whitt, editors.
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  1. Boston, MA : Porter Sargent Publishers, ©1982.

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Additional authors
  1. Lindenfeld, Frank.
  2. Rothschild, Joyce, 1948-
Description
  1. vii, 447 pages; 22 cm.
Summary
  1. Case studies of the relationship between workers self management and workers control and social change, with particular reference to the USA - discusses psychological aspects (occupational psychology) of working in self-managed enterprises; investigates workers cooperatives, production cooperatives, insurance corporation, legal office and experimental school in Spain, the UK and the USA; considers the functioning (incl. Legal aspects) of American workers' cooperatives, and trade union attitudes. Diagrams, references, statistical tables.
Series statement
  1. Extending horizons books
Uniform title
  1. Extending horizons books
Subject
  1. Management > Employee participation > United States
  2. Producer cooperatives > United States
  3. Producer cooperatives
  4. Master and servant
  5. producer cooperatives
  6. Master and servant
  7. Management > Employee participation
  8. Producer cooperatives
  9. workers self management
  10. workers control
  11. social change
  12. psychological aspect
  13. occupational psychology
  14. workers cooperative
  15. production cooperative
  16. insurance
  17. office
  18. experimental school
  19. legal aspect
  20. trade union attitude
  21. statistical table
  22. Management > Employee participation
  23. autogestion ouvrière
  24. contrôle ouvrier
  25. changement social
  26. aspect psychologique
  27. psychologie du travail
  28. coopérative de travailleurs
  29. coopérative de production
  30. assurances
  31. bureau
  32. école expérimentale
  33. aspect juridique
  34. attitude syndicale
  35. tableau statistique
  36. autogestión obrera
  37. control obrero
  38. cambio social
  39. aspecto psicológico
  40. psicología ocupacional
  41. cooperativa de trabajadores
  42. cooperativa de producción
  43. seguros
  44. oficina
  45. escuela experimental
  46. aspecto jurídico
  47. actitud sindical
  48. cuadros estadísticos
  49. United States
  50. Spain
  51. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  52. USA
  53. Espagne
  54. Etats-Unis
  55. Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
  56. España
  57. Estados Unidos
  58. Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte
Genre/Form
  1. case study.
  2. reference.
  3. étude de cas.
  4. référence bibliographique.
  5. estudio de casos.
  6. referencia.
Contents
  1. Introduction : reshaping work : prospects and problems of workplace democracy / Joyce Rothschild-Whitt, Frank Lindenfeld -- The collectivist organization : an alternative to bureaucratic models / Joyce Rothschild-Whitt -- Necessary elements for effective worker participation in decision-making / Paul Bernstein -- Workers' ownership and attitudes toward participation / Tove Helland Hammer, Robert N. Stern, Michael A. Gurdon -- The rewards of participation in the worker-owned firm / Raymond Russell -- Fears of conflict in face-to-face democracies / Jane J. Mansbridge.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliography: p. 413-429.