A democratic strategy for organizational change.
This article presents a model of democratic work organization based on concrete examples from Sweden. It focuses on how democratic work organizations can come about; how they can be introduced, developed, and protected; and, in general, how their growth can be encouraged. In the final section the perspective is broadened. The possibilities of creating an industrial democracy are discussed from a societal perspective. Women in the public sector are seen as a possible "avant-garde" in a union-based struggle for the democratic organization of work.
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Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003709:Democracy; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012107:Research Design; D012944:Social Support; D014937:Work