When industrial democracy and empowerment go hand-in-hand: A co-power approach

• Published in: Economic and industrial democracy Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 391 - 411
• Main Author: Humborstad, Sut I Wong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2014; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Collective Bargaining; Employee empowerment; Empowerment; Europe; Industrial democracy; Intervention; Job Satisfaction; Labor unions; Labour relations; Management; Power; Power Structure; Representation; Social Environment; Studies; Trade unions; Unions; Workers; Workers' representation; Workplaces; Europe; industrial democracy; power; industrial relations; trade union; Empowerment

There is a growing debate between mainstream and critical empowerment theorists; the latter criticize empowerment interventions that could be disempowering when the real power continues to reside with management. To draw upon the tension between these dualistic views, this study investigates whether...