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Structural reforms in enterprises and the tasks of the works councils

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  • Francesca Duchini

    (Francesca Duchini, Assistant at the Department of Economic Sciences of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart)

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The article focuses on the debate concerning the participation of laborers in the management of the enterprise. Duchini makes clear that this perspective calls for the replacement of the theory of enterprise in its abstract forms with the objective investigation of the modern corporate structure, defined as the set of relations and ratios between the various constitutive elements of an enterprise located in space and time. The enterprise is depicted as a human collectivity which organizes itself and ties particular relations for the achievement of a common purpose. The main groups involved in an enterprise are capital holders, labor, and governing body or entrepreneur (collegial governing body). In Duchini’s view the enterprise has a goal to reach – making least-cost utilities – and it is structured to reach this goal by heeding technical needs in the most proper way, that is to say respecting human needs.

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  • Francesca Duchini, 2013. "Structural reforms in enterprises and the tasks of the works councils," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 121(3-4), pages 321-330.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2013:v:121:i:3-4:p:321-330
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    Keywords

    Enterprise; Origins and History of Participation; Juridical Aspects of Participation; Corporate Structure; Capital Holders; Labor; Collegial Governing Body; Organizational Psychology; Rationalization of Work; Ethics and Economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • J54 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Producer Cooperatives; Labor Managed Firms
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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