Managing employee involvement and participation

By: Hyman, J. DContributor(s): Mason, BobMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1995Description: viii, 216 p. : illustrationsISBN: 9780803987265; 0803987269; 9780803987272; 0803987277 (pbk.)Subject(s): Management | Personnel managementDDC classification: 658.3152 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
1. The Context: Employee Influence in Organizational Decision-Making -- 2. Employee Involvement and Participation in a Competitive Climate -- 3. Industrial Structure, Work Organization and Employee Involvement -- 4. Employee Involvement and Human Resource Management -- 5. Employee Involvement in Practice -- 6. Financial Involvement and Participation -- 7. Employee Participation in Practice -- 8. Rationales for and Responses to Employee Involvement and Participation -- 9. The Influence of Foreign Inward Investment -- 10. Forwards or Backwards for Employee Influence at Work?
Summary: As issues of employee involvement and participation once more evoke considerable controversy, this textbook provides an accessible overview of the main strands, perspectives and debates in current thinking and practice. It adopts a comparative international approach, addressing developments in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, the United States and elsewhere. The authors identify two main strands of evolution: one driven by managerial interests in enhancing and controlling employee commitment and performance; the other deriving from employees' attempts to influence high-level organizational decision-making. In particular, they examine and analyze: the background of key concepts, issues and philosophies underpinning
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Includes index.

1. The Context: Employee Influence in Organizational Decision-Making --
2. Employee Involvement and Participation in a Competitive Climate --
3. Industrial Structure, Work Organization and Employee Involvement --
4. Employee Involvement and Human Resource Management --
5. Employee Involvement in Practice --
6. Financial Involvement and Participation --
7. Employee Participation in Practice --
8. Rationales for and Responses to Employee Involvement and Participation --
9. The Influence of Foreign Inward Investment --
10. Forwards or Backwards for Employee Influence at Work?

As issues of employee involvement and participation once more evoke considerable controversy, this textbook provides an accessible overview of the main strands, perspectives and debates in current thinking and practice. It adopts a comparative international approach, addressing developments in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, the United States and elsewhere.
The authors identify two main strands of evolution: one driven by managerial interests in enhancing and controlling employee commitment and performance; the other deriving from employees' attempts to influence high-level organizational decision-making. In particular, they examine and analyze: the background of key concepts, issues and philosophies underpinning

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