Democratic Management: A Practical Guide for Managers and Others
Author(s):
Rebecca Bauen
Year:
2021
Decision-Making Procedures & Tools
Worker Co-ops: Weathering the Storm of COVID-19
Author(s):
Mo Manklang, Zen Trenholm, Olga Prushinskaya
Year:
2020
SPACING
In this moment of crisis, worker cooperatives are a reliable, proven solution to address the loss of jobs and income inequality.
COVID-19 has devastated the small business community, and the clock is ticking on permanent shutdowns of small businesses. 45 percent of businesses believe they have less than six months until a permanent shutdown is unavoidable. Tens of millions are still unemployed. Millions of Americans will fall off an “income cliff” when unemployment benefits end.
COVID-19 has devastated the small business community, and the clock is ticking on permanent shutdowns of small businesses. 45 percent of businesses believe they have less than six months until a permanent shutdown is unavoidable. Tens of millions are still unemployed. Millions of Americans will fall off an “income cliff” when unemployment benefits end.
Small Business Resource Guide
Author(s):
Yacanex
Year:
2017
Quién decide qué
Year:
2016
Meetings and Consensus
Year:
2009
Tips for effective meetings and consensus decision-making. Thanks to USFWC member, South Mountain Company, for this resource.
Worker Cooperative Governance and Management (Prezi)
Author(s):
Melissa Hoover and Joe Rinehart
Year:
2013
Prezi given by USFWC / DAWN for the Vermont Employee Ownership Center on the basics of worker cooperative governance and management.
Firm Foundations for Democracy? Worker Ownership and Control in Advanced Capitalism
Author(s):
Sanjay Pinto
Year:
2013
To what extent do workers exert control within the workplace, and exercise voice in how the income generated by firms is distributed? And do they have ownership—not just in an affective sense, but in terms of share holdings or membership rights? The financial crisis opened up widespread discussion about prevailing modes of economic organization. But, for the most part, this discussion has been quite narrowly bounded, oscillating between two familiar poles. This paper tries to contribute to such a conversation by offering a macro-comparative backdrop.
Self-Direction and Employee Ownership: Working Paper
Author(s):
Ownership Associates, Inc.
Year:
1998
The initial draft of this paper was written in response to a request for research on the relationship between self-direction in the workplace, employee ownership, and organizational outcomes. It outlines three aspects of shared decision-making: autonomy, participation, and influence. It then explores the relationship between two of those aspects (autonomy and participation) and a series of productivity-related cultural norms, including ownership identity.
