Spaces of possibilities: workers’ self-management in Greece

Autor:	George Kokkinidis
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	business.industry Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject Workers' self-management Public relations General Business Management and Accounting Democracy Management of Technology and Innovation Sociology Decision-making Social science business Autonomy Egalitarianism media_common
Zdroj:	Organization. 22:847-871
ISSN:	1461-7323 1350-5084
DOI:	10.1177/1350508414521098
Popis:	This article focuses on the process of workers’ self-management brought about by a wave of experimentation with alternative organizational forms taking place in Greece since the beginning of the current financial crisis. The discussion is supported by empirical evidence from qualitative fieldwork conducted in three workers’ collectives. Drawing on the findings of my research, I argue that the members’ values and everyday practices give shape and meaning to their aspirations of creating a space that not only critiques the existing forms of work but also puts into practice other possibilities that give emphasis to reciprocal relationships and prioritize collective working, egalitarianism and autonomy. I also argue that their established consensus-based decision-making models, far from representing a state of agreement, allows—within collectively determined boundaries—the creation of a space where diverse opinions flourish rather than being suppressed.This encourages the development of more inclusive models of participation and the construction of rule-creating rather than rule-following individuals.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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