Worker Ownership and Participation in the Context of Social Change
Progress is Slow and Difficult, But It Need Not Wait upon Massive Redistribution of Wealth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2822131 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth O Alexander (Michigan Technological University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 337-347 |
| Publication date | 1985-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1985.tb02352.x |
| OpenAlex | W1512429513 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
A massive volume of literature has been generated over recent years concerning the nature of work organizations and resultant effects upon worker satisfaction and enterprise efficiency. Between extreme radical and conservative views, a good deal of attention has focused on worker ownership and the locus of power in the organization. Worker ownership can lead to beneficial results, but only if carefully structured. Worker participation in decision making is the key, but the transfer from authoritarianism is difficult. Any substantial transfer of enterprise ownership is remote. Even transformation to greater power sharing, short of ownership change, will be slow and fragile
Authoritarianism · Business · Context (archaeology) · Economics · Labour economics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Public relations · Social enterprise · Work (physics) · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Labor Movements and Unions
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2018 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |