Title Governing the firm : workers' control in theory and practice / Gregory K. Dow.

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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Description	1 online resource (xv, 323 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index.
Note	Print version record.
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.
Subject	Industrial management -- Employee participation.
	Employee ownership.
	Corporate governance.
	Industrial organization (Economic theory)
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
	Corporate governance. (OCoLC)fst00879649
	Employee ownership. (OCoLC)fst00909037
	Industrial management -- Employee participation. (OCoLC)fst00971272
	Industrial organization (Economic theory) (OCoLC)fst00971428
	Werknemers.
	Participatie.
	Bedrijfsleiding.
	Theorieën.
	Industriële organisatie.
	Medezeggenschap.
	Corporate governance.
	Mitarbeiter.
	Partizipation.
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 bk.)
	0511061390 (electronic bk.)
	0511121008 (electronic bk.)
	9780511121005 (electronic bk.)
	9780511615849 (electronic bk.)
	0511615841 (electronic bk.)
	9780511069857 (electronic bk.)
	0511069855 (electronic bk.)

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