Books in the Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms series

With a growing prominence of sophisticated econometric research in the field of New Economics of Participation (NEP), it is of particular value to learn about real-world examples of participatory and labor-managed firms in the advanced market economies through extensive case studies. In this volume, the authors present such case studies.

The articles in this volume offer stimulating research on the relationship among business cycles, participatory and labor-managed organizations, and employee voice. These contributions take various theoretical and empirical approaches and investigate many industries and countries, thus offering a balanced view on these current topics.

Volume 15 of the successful series Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms, AEAP provides a leading forum for high-quality original theoretical and empirical research in the broad area of participatory and labor managed organizations.

Includes theoretical and empirical research into changing institutions and employee participation.

Helps readers deliver practical policies to transform work world and society. This work consists of twelve articles. The first four papers relate to the growing literature on employee participation and firm performance. The second group of papers looks at the impact of ownership structures into managerial compensation and control.

Contains a series of empirical and survey papers that investigate theoretical and contemporary issues facing participatory organizations. This work explores the growing area of participatory and labor-managed firms' survival. It offers approaches and insights into the performance effects of participatory firms.

Containing eleven papers, this issue collects empirical studies on producers cooperatives in Israel, Italy, Spain and Canada. It focuses on theoretical advances in the literature on cooperatives with the objective of understanding the conditions that explain co-ops longevity. It contains a mix of empirical and theoretical research.

Contains papers which address the effects of institutions of governance, including new forms of workplace governance, a traditional form and financial participation schemes. This book also includes a paper which presents an analysis of the impact of international trade in a globalized economy.

The effects and impact of employee participation and employee ownership are themes of enduring interest to social scientists from a range of disciplines. This volume includes papers that deal with the issue of privatization in transition economies. It also covers themes such as profit sharing in both East and West Europe.