Social Bases of Support for Workplace Democracy

Trends among Swedish Workers in Gothenburg 1977-1980

Bibliographic Data

ID2362764
AuthorsAin Haas (Indiana University Indianapolis, corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume13
Issue2
Pages241-263
Publication date1986-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWork and Occupations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0730-8884 • E-ISSN: 1552-8464
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0730888486013002004
OpenAlexW2120522741
LanguageEN
References cited14

Little research has been done to verify speculations about reasons for the upsurge of interest in workplace democracy in recent years. This study analyzes personal interview and mail survey data from workers in Gothenburg in 1977 and 1980, to discover what differentiates advocates and opponents of the idea. Although different categories of workers appeared basically like-minded about the effects of Sweden's new Codetermination Law, opinions on further democratization of the workplace varied according to workers' political philosophy, job experiences, and, to a lesser extent, upbringing. Some changes in the base of support for workplace democracy were detected, especially in terms of job-related factors

Democracy · Democratization · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social democracy · Sociology · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology