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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Worker participation"”.
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Worker participation in the new South Africa
… industrial democracy. This means giving the workers a say in their daily working lives. This is by no means a new topic, in South Africa it has been debated in academic circles, on the shop floor and in boardrooms. However, the RDP adds new impetis to this topic. The focus of this paper is …
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A survey of worker participation in Bophuthatswana
Worker participation and the acceptance thereof is well established in first world countries. In third world countries it is still a relatively new concept which tends to rely on legislation for its existence and continuing function. Where a free-market economy is in place, labour market forces and …
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Worker participation within the human service context
This study analyses participation of workers within two human service organisations, within the education field in the Western Cape. It also examines the reasons, degrees and levels of participation as well as the impact it has on individual workers and the organisations as a whole. The case study …
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Worker participation from a comparative perspective: Lessons from South Africa
The concept of worker participation in industry can be regarded as a new addition to South African labour law. The new Labour Relations Act provides for the establishment of workplace forums in an attempt to give workers a say in the running of the enterprises in which they work. As this concept is …
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The potential role of Corporate Governance in promoting worker participation in Companies
… largely effective interventions, the employer or worker, in general, remains vulnerable. This research will show that these detrimental outcomes for the employee are present due to a failure in stakeholder relations in the corporate governance of organisations. The purpose of this study is to …
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Promoting labour relations stability under company law: a critical analysis of internal corporate social responsibility in South Africa
… succeeded in providing effective channels for worker participation and much-needed employee engagement in the workplace, and ultimately this failure has exacerbated instability in the labour relations environment. The thesis argues for a complementary channel for worker participation and for a …
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An Analysis of the Impact of Grant Involvement on Perceptions of Terrorism Preparedness Improvement in Texas
… American pragmatists suggest that increased worker participation consistent with participatory management ideals will increase perceptions regarding the quality of the final work product. This study used survey research to test four hypotheses. The first two state that State Homeland Security …
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The Impact of the Gig Economy on the Well-being of Independent Contractors. A Case Study of Uber, Bolt and Gokada
… is a rising global phenomenon in which gig workers provide “alternative work arrangements” for short-term contracts; also known as gigs, primarily agreed upon via digital platforms for various services such as food delivery or transportation. Work in the gig economy is typically on-demand, …
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Incentive mechanism design for mobile crowd sensing systems
… that is, to effectively incentivize (crowd) workers to achieve maximum participation in MCS systems. Participating in crowd sensing tasks is usually a costly procedure for individual workers. On one hand, it consumes workers' resources, such as computing power, battery, and so forth. On the …
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Regional co-operative development : the Mondragon example
… must be left in the hands of co-operative workers. Balancing the need for autonomy and the need for economic vitality at Mondragon has been a difficult and seemingly unresolved dilemma, particularly since the mid-1980s. While the recent reorganization of the Mondragon system raises serious …
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Developing a framework to facilitate employee engagement culture: a case of Saudi Arabia Banks.
… activities, Saudi banks are keen to inspire worker participation and employee engagement. This behaviour will allow banks to achieve sustainable business development. In response to these issues, the present thesis offers the possibility to advance the knowledge of organizational culture’s …
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Organizational Forms and Practices: Essays on Implications for Frontline Workers and Performance
… and qualitative methods, I explore how frontline workers experience work and what factors shape their performance. In the first essay, I examine how workforce practices in nursing homes relate to organizational performance. Specifically, I evaluate performance on resident health outcomes for both …