The Organization Theories of the Industrial Democracy Experiments Meet Contemporary Organizational Realities 1

The Scandinavian industrial democracy experiments (IDEs) contained elements of organization theories, based particularly on sociotechnical systems theory (STS). In this paper, we provide an introduction to some main points of these theories and their aftermath, as a context for the six papers of the...

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Published in:Nordic journal of working life studies 2017-08, Vol.7, p.1
Main Authors: Klemsdal, Lars, Ravn, Johan E, Amble, Nina, Finne, Håkon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Democracy
Employment
Experiments
Formal organization
Human relations
Industrial democracy
Optimization
Organization theory
Organizational structure
R&D
Research & development
Studies
System theory
Systems theory
World War II
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Summary:The Scandinavian industrial democracy experiments (IDEs) contained elements of organization theories, based particularly on sociotechnical systems theory (STS). In this paper, we provide an introduction to some main points of these theories and their aftermath, as a context for the six papers of the special issue on the relevance of the organization theories of the IDE for contemporary organizational realities. The six papers are also summarized and positioned in relation to the theoretical insights from the IDE.
ISSN:2245-0157