Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Perspectives -- pt. III. Forms of participation in practice -- pt. IV. Processes and outcomes -- pt. V. Policy and comparative issues.

Employee participation encompasses the range of mechanisms (unions, councils, high-performance teams, etc.) used to involve the workforce in decisions at all levels of the organization. This handbook discusses various arguments and schools of thought about employee participation, analyzes the range of forms that participation can take in practice, and examines the way in which it meets objectives that are set for it, either by employers, trade unions, individual workers, or, indeed, the state. In doing so, the Handbook brings together leading scholars from around the world who present and discuss fundamental theories and approaches to participation in organization as well as their connection to broader political forces. These selections address the changing contexts of employee participation, different cultural/ institutional models, old/'new' economy models, shifting social and political patterns, and the correspondence between industrial and political democracy and participation.