Models of Employee Participation in a Changing Global Environment

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Part 1 perspectives and theory: introduction - global patterns of participation, Ray Markey participation and industrial democracy revisited: a theoretical perspective, Michael Poole, Russell Lansbury and Nick Wailes. Part 2 Direct participation: why implement group work? - observations and speculations after a European survey, Jos Benders, Fred Huijgen and Ulrich Pekruhl employee involvement and organizational change - the diffusion of high involvement management in Australian workplaces, Paul Gollan and Edward Davis new ways of working for women - the gender dimensions of direct participation, Juliet Webster. Part 3 Trade unions: US experience with employee and union-nominated boards of directors, George Strauss national strategies and local diversities - adding value through broad participation - experiences from the Norwegian Enterprise Development 2000 programme, Johan Elvemo, Ida Munkeby and Pal Lynne Hansen employee participation and bipartite and tripartite co-operation in Greece - problems and prospects, Chris Jecchinis and Theodoros Koutroukis how managers perceive co-operation and codetermination with unions - some Australian and US comparisons, Raymond Markey and Simon Ponfret efficiency vs democracy in the workplace - a postscript on self management at Malta drydocks, Edward Zammit. Part 4 Works councils and consultative committees: corporate governance and workers' participation in the Netherlands, Rienk Goodijk is there a future for employee representation? - understanding the effects of changes in organization and work on works councils, Jan C. Looise, Michiel Drucker and Jan de Leede between European and national institutions - European works councils in Dutch-owned MNCs as a new form of workers participation, Ulke Veersma workers' participation in Ghana - a case study of state owned enterprise in transition to privatization, E.A. Musa. Part 5 Interaction between different forms of participation: employee involvement and participation in the organizational change decision - Illawarra and Australian patterns, Ann Hodgkinson works councils and HRM in Germany - analytical arguments and empirical evidence, Walther M ller-Jentsch small and medium-sized enterprises, employee participation and trade union action, Jacques Monat top executives' attitude and preferences toward employee voice and participation in Singapore, David Tai Wai Wan and Peck Shang Phee conclusions - models of diversity and interaction, Paul Gollan and Raymond Markey.

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