Participation by Representation
Workers on Boards of Directors in the United States and Abroad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2362882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert N Stern (Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 396-422 |
| Publication date | 1988-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work and Occupations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0730-8884 • E-ISSN: 1552-8464 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0730888488015004003 |
| OpenAlex | W2165250153 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
Indirect worker participation in corporate policy decisions is occurring through worker and union representation on boards of directors and supervisory boards in Europe, Australia, and the United States. Evidence suggests that this form of representation is problematic because of the structure of corporate boards, selection and training of worker directors, dual loyalty-role conflict problems, confidentiality constraints, and communication with constituents. In the United States, worker directorships arise at the corporate level because of concession bargaining and employee ownership. However, U.S. corporate and labor laws raise questions over the legal status of union board memberships. Several U.S. cases are compared with foreign experiences. The assessment of the effectiveness of worker directorships as a form of participation varies dramatically based on the orientations of researchers as unitarist, pluralist, or conflict theorists
Business · Collective bargaining · Confidentiality · Economics · Labour economics · Loyalty · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Accounting · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2023 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |