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1 online resource (xv, 323 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index. |
Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Normative Perspectives -- 3. Workers' Control in Action (I) -- 4. Workers' Control in Action (II) -- 5. Conceptual Foundations -- 6. Explanatory Strategies -- 7. A Question of Objectives -- 8. Views from Economic Theory (I) -- 9. Views from Economic Theory (II) -- 10. Transitions and Clusters -- 11. Toward a Synthesis -- 12. Getting There from Here. |
Summary |
Economists have had little success in explaining the rarity of worker-controlled firms. This book provides case studies of such firms and surveys the available evidence on their design and behavior. It outlines a policy proposal to encourage employee buyouts of conventional firms. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Industrial management -- Employee participation.
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Industrial management -- Employee participation. |
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Employee ownership.
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Employee ownership. |
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Corporate governance.
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Corporate governance. |
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Industrial organization (Economic theory)
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Industrial organization (Economic theory) |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Dow, Gregory K., 1954- Governing the firm. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521818532 (DLC) 2002023440 (OCoLC)49355775 |
ISBN |
9780511061394 (electronic book) |
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0511061390 (electronic book) |
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0511121008 (electronic book) |
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9780511121005 (electronic book) |
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9780511615849 (electronic book) |
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0511615841 (electronic book) |
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9780511069857 (electronic book) |
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0511069855 (electronic book) |
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1280162961 |
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9781280162961 |
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0521818532 |
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9780521818537 |
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0521522218 |
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9780521522212 |
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