Allowing workers to control their work hours (working-time autonomy) is a controversial policy for worker empowerment, with concerns that range from increased shirking to excessive intensification of work. Empirical evidence, however, supports neither view. Recent studies find that working-time...

This article provides case study analysis of the impact of high performance work practices and workplace partnership on skilled workers in the UK's aerospace industry. In contrast to assumptions that such practices increase empowerment and participation, we find evidence of a democratic deficit...

Die gegenwärtigen gesellschaftlichen Umbrüche und Veränderungen werden häufig mit Arg-wohn betrachtet, da Sicherheiten und Selbstverständlichkeiten abnehmen, Flexibilität und Un-gewissheit in Arbeit und Leben steigen dafür umso mehr an. Wie alle Veränderungen bergen auch diese unstrittig...