Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Explanatory frameworks -- 3 The role of government -- 4 Economic 'infrastructure' -- 5 Managerial strategies and 'styles' -- 6 Industrial relations climate -- 7 Collective representation -- 8 Conclusions -- Appendixes -- References
Summary
This work, originally published in 1989, examines a highly important phenomenon: the growth of profit-sharing and share-ownership schemes for employees within the company. The Origins of Economic Democracy traces the origins and developments of such schemes internationally, and presents an explanatory framework for understanding their emergence. Both legislation and economic conditions play key roles in determining the popularity of such schemes for companies and their employees. The subject of profit-sharing is of vital importance to companies endeavouring to improve their financial performance while increasing the degree of job satisfaction and organizational loyalty of staff members
