Work organization and 'the scandinavian model'

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 650-671

  Gustavsen, Bjørn ^a  

^a WORK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Learning organization; Networking; Participation; Scandinavian model; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349091737     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X07082218     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Adler, P. and R.E. Cole (1995) ' Designed for Learning: A Tale of Two Auto Plants ', pp. 157 - 78 in. Sandberg (ed.) Enriching Production. Aldershot: Avebury.
2. Agersnap, F. (1973) Samarbejdsforsøg i jernindustrien. Copenhagen: Foreningen af Verkstedfunctionærer i Danmark / Centralorganisationen af metallarbejdere I Danmark / Sammensludningen af arbejdsgivere indenfor jern- og metallindustrien I Danmark.
3. Agurn, S. and J. Edgren (1979) New Factories. Stockholm: The Swedish Employers Confederation.
4. Alasoini, T. (2006) ' In Search of Generative Results: A New Generation of Programmes to Develop Work Organization ', Economic and Industrial Democracy 27 (1). 9 - 37.
5. Arnkil, R. et al. (2003) The Finnish Workplace Development Programme: A Small Giant? Helsinki: The Workplace Development Programme, Ministry of Labour.
6. Arnold, E., M. Alessandro, J. Nhlinder and A. Reid (2005) A Mid-Term Evaluation of 'Value Creation 2010'. Brighton: Technopolis.
7. Asheim, B. (in press) ' Learning and Innovation in a Globalising Economy: The Role of Learning Organization and Learning Regions ', in B. Gustavsen, R. Ennals and B. Nyhan (eds) Learning for Local Innovation: Promoting Learning Regions. Thessaloniki: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP ).
8. Bakke, N.A. (2001) ' The Report to the Benchmarking Group', pp. 41-8 in B. Gustavsen, H. Finne and B. Oscarsson (eds) Creating Connectedness: The Role of Social Research in Innovation Policy. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
9. Brulin, G. (2002) Faktor X: Arbete och kapital i en lokal vrld. Stockholm: Atlas.
10. Business Decisions Limited (2002) New Forms of Work Organization: The Obstacles to Wider Diffusion. Brussels: Directorate General for Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs, the European Commission.
11. Cole, R.E. (1993) ' The Leadership, Organization and Co-Determination Programme and its Evaluation: A Comparative Perspective', pp. 121-32 in F. Naschold, B. Gustavsen, R. Cole and H. van Beinum (eds) Constructing the New Industrial Society. Assen: van Gorcum.
12. Davies, L.E. and A.B. Cherns (eds) (1975) The Quality of Working Life. New York: The Free Press.
13. Ellegrd, K., T. Engstrm, and L. Nilsson (1992) Reforming Industrial Work: Principles and Realities. Stockholm: The Swedish Work Environment Fund.
14. Emery, F.E. and E. Thorsrud (1976) Democracy at Work. Nijhoff: Leiden.
15. Engelstad, P.H. and B. Gustavsen (1993) ' A Swedish Network Development for Implementing a National Work Reform Strategy ', Human Relations 46 (2). 219 - 48.
16. Eriksson, H.L. (in press) ' The Importance of Reflexive Learning in Regional Innovation Support Organizations: A Case Study from Two Swedish Industrial Development Centres ', in B. Gustavsen, R. Ennals and B. Nyhan (eds) Learning for Local Innovation: Promoting Learning Regions. Thessaloniki: CEDEFOP.
17. Fricke, W. (2000) ' Twenty-Five Years of German Research and Development Programs ''Humanization of Work/Work and Technology'' ', Concepts and Transformation 5 (1). 133 - 8.
18. Gallie, D. (2003) ' The Quality of Working Life: Is Scandinavia Different? ', European Sociological Review 19 (1). 61 - 79.
19. Gustavsen, B. (1985) ' Technology and Collective Agreements: Some Recent Scandinavian Developments ', Industrial Relations Journal 16 (3). 34 - 42.
20. Gustavsen, B. (1992) Dialogue and Development. Assen: van Gorcum.
21. Gustavsen, B. (1993) ' Creating Productive Structures: The Role of Research and Development ', pp. 133 - 68 in F. Naschold, R. Cole, B. Gustavsen and H. van Beinum Constructing the New Industrial Society. Assen: van Gorcum.
22. Gustavsen, B. (2001) ' Theory and Practice: The Mediating Discourse ', pp. 17 - 26 in P. Reason and H. Bradbury (eds) Handbook of Action Research. London: Sage.
23. Gustavsen, B. (2006) ' Learning Organisation and the Process of Regionalisation ', International Journal of Action Research 2 (3). 319 - 42.
24. Gustavsen, B. and P.H. Engelstad (1986) ' The Design of Conferences and the Evolving Role of Democratic Dialogue in Changing Working Life ', Human Relations 39 (2). 101 - 16.
25. Gustavsen, B. and G. Hunnius (1981) New Patterns of Work Reform: The Case of Norway. Oslo: The University Press.
26. Gustavsen, B., H. Hart and B. Hofmaier (1991) ' From Linear to Interactive Logics: Characteristics of Workplace Development as Illustrated by Projects in Large Mail Centres ', Human Relations 44 (4). 309 - 32.
27. Gustavsen, B., B. Hofmaier, M. Ekman Philips and A. Wikman (1996) Concept Driven Development and the Organization of the Process of Change. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
28. Gustavsen, B., H. Finne and B. Oscarsson (2001) Creating Connectedness: The Role of Social Research in Innovation Policy. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
29. Gustavsen, B., A. Hansson and T.U. Qvale (in press) ' Action Research and the Challenge of Scope ', in P. Reason and H. Bradbury (eds) Handbook of Action Research, 2 nd edn. London: Sage.
30. Hasle, P. and N. Møller (2001) ' The Action Plan against Repetitive Work: An Industrial Relations Strategy for Improving the Work Environment ', Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing 11 (2). 131 - 44.
31. Hvid, H. (2000) ' Dansk arbejdspolitiks gyldne tir ', Tidsskrift for Arbejdsliv 3 (4). 83 - 101.
32. Hvid, H. and N. Møller (2001) ' The Developmental Work ', Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufactoring 11 (2). 89 - 100.
33. Johnstad, T. (in press) ' Raufoss: From a Learning Company to a Learning Region ', in B. Gustavsen, R. Ennals and B. Nyhan (eds) Learning Together for Local Innovation: Promoting Learning Regions. Thessaloniki: CEDEFOP.
34. Levin, M. (2002) Researching Enterprise Development. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
35. LO (Danish Confederation of Trade Unions) (2004) ' Partene og innovationspolitiken i Danmark ', Seminarpresentation, 4 February.
36. Lorenz, E. and A. Valeyre (2005) ' Organizational Change in Europe: National Models or the Diffusion of ''One Best Way''? ', presentation, CIRCLE workshop, Lund University, 14-15 September.
37. Mariussen,. (2004) Differentiation between and within National Business and Innovation Systems. Oslo: Norwegian Centre for the Study of Innovation, Research and Education (NIFUSTEP).
38. Milgrom, P. and J. Roberts (1995) ' Complementarity and Fits: Strategies, Structures and Organizational Change in Manufacturing ', Journal of Accounting and Economics 19 (2 / 3). 179 - 208.
39. Naschold, F. (1993) ' Organization Development: National Programmes in the Context of International Competition ', pp. 3 - 120 in F. Naschold, R. Cole, B. Gustavsen and H. van Beinum (eds) Constructing the New Industrial Society. Assen: van Gorcum.
40. Nonaka, I., R. Toyama and N. Kenno (2000) ' SECI, Ba, and Leadership: A Unified Model of Dynamic Knowledge Creation ', Long Range Planning 33 (4). 5 - 34.
41. Oscarsson, B. (1997) 25 r fr arbetslivets frnyelse. Stockholm: Rdet fr Arbetslivsforskning.
42. Sandberg, T. (1981) Work Organization and Autonomous Groups. Lund: Liber.
43. Sandberg,. (ed.) (1995) Enriching Production. Aldershot: Avebury.
44. Svensson, L., E. Jacobsson and C. berg (2003) Utvecklingskraften i ntverk. Stockholm: Arbetslivsinstitutet.
45. Van Ejnatten, E. (1993) The Paradigm that Changed the Workplace. Assen: van Gorcum.