Participation and Democracy at Work

JEFF HYMAN is Professor of Management in the Business School, University of Aberdeen, UK.PAUL THOMPSON is Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of Strathclyde, UK.BILL HARLEY is Associate Professor of Human Resource Management and Organisational Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

• IntroductionThe Paradoxes of Participation; B.Harley, J.Hyman & P.ThompsonEmployee Involvement: Patterns and Explanations; M.MarchingtonHope or Hype? High Performance Work Systems; B.HarleyIn the Name of Customer Service: Service Work and Participation; A.Sturdy & M.KorczynskiTeamworking: Partial Participation; J.BendersTrojan Horses or Paper Tigers? Assessing the Significance of European Works Councils; M.Hall & P.MarginsonEmployee Share Ownership, Employment Relations and Corporate Governance; A.PendletonPromoting Workplace Development: Lessons for UK Policy from Nordic Approaches to Job Redesign and Quality of Working Life; J.Payne & E.KeepTheorising the State and Economic Democracy; P.Boreham & R.HallYou've Got to Admit it's Getting Better: Organised Labour and Internationalisation; N.HaworthNew Uniion Strategies and Forms of Work Organisation in UK Manufacturing; A.DanfordOrganisational Participation and Women: An Attitude Problem?; D.Scholarios & H.RamsayConclusion.