Worker participation : lessons from the worker co-ops of the Pacific Northwest / John Pencavel.

Author
Pencavel, John H. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2001.
Description
x, 117 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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    "Once they accept a job, most Americans have little control over their work environments. In Worker Participation, John Pencavel examines some of those rare workplaces where employees both own and manage the companies they work for: the plywood cooperatives and forest worker cooperatives of the Pacific Northwest. Rather than relying on abstract theories, Pencavel reviews the actual experiences of these two groups of worker co-ops. He focuses on how worker-owned companies perform when compared to more traditional firms, including whether companies operate more efficiently when workers determine how they are run. He also looks at the long-term viability of these enterprises and why they are so unusual."--Cover.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-112) and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Introduction: Citizens, Consumers, and Workers
    • 2. Labor and Capital in the Worker Co-ops of the Pacific Northwest
    • 3. The Relative Productivity and Profitability of the Co-ops
    • 4. Lessons from the Worker Co-ops of the Pacific Northwest.
    ISBN
    • 0871546558
    • 9780871546555
    • 0871546566
    • 9780871546562
    LCCN
    2001040819
    OCLC
    47764306
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