Abstract
The article adopts a humanistic theory of governance in democratic organisations to conduct a comparative case study analysis of six worker cooperatives in Europe and North America. Structural and procedural arrangements and self-imposed boundaries shield worker cooperatives from the potential pitfalls raised in the governance literature resting solely on property rights theories. Overall, good/exemplary governance in worker co-ops is seen to be well aligned with, and helps to further inform, the philosophies, theories and practices of humanistic economics and management in democratic organisations. In keeping with the International Cooperative Alliance’s 1995 Statement on the Cooperative Identity, the findings illustrate a rich, diverse and dynamic platform for effective democratic governance systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 43 |
| Journal | Economic and Industrial Democracy |
| Early online date | 22 Jul 2025 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 22 Jul 2025 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Keywords
- Worker cooperatives
- economic democracy
- humanism
- governance
- industry
- services
- worker cooperatives
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- Strategy and Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation
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