Wolfgang Dorow Knihy

Das Buch untersucht Veränderungsprozesse in der Personalwirtschaft von in Japan agierenden deutschen Unternehmen. Fallstudien beleuchten spezielle personalwirtschaftliche Probleme. Dabei kommen auch die sich wandelnden kulturellen, politischen und rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen unternehmerischer Tätigkeit in Japan eingehend zur Sprache. Damit bieten die Autoren nicht nur Orientierungshilfen für Unternehmen, sondern auch Problemanalysen für die Wirtschaft.

This work explores various dimensions of industrial democracy, addressing both social science and economic aspects. It begins with an examination of corporate governance and the role of social technology in understanding constitutional issues. Key themes include the responsibility of businesses and unions within a democratic society, critiques of consensus concepts, and the potential for political power alignment through enhanced participation. The normative economics of private redistribution and the contributions of social psychology to industrial democracy are also discussed. The economic section delves into labor market behavior, external actor interactions for business efficiency, and the impact of modern information technologies on leadership and participation. It includes a political analysis of democratic leadership within enterprises and the role of social reporting in controlling industrial democracy. Country-specific challenges are addressed, comparing participation in enterprises across liberal-democratic systems, exploring cooperation between management and employee representatives, and analyzing the power dynamics in worker self-management contexts. The relevance of co-determination in Canada, dispute resolution processes, and the evolution of enterprise democracy in Greece and Japan are also highlighted. In socialist systems, the text investigates the Yugoslav enterprise's struggle between democratization and