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Why is Learning from National Working Life Programmes not a Matter of Course?
[journal article]
Abstract "Public policy programmes in the field of working life reforms may be
needed, but they cannot do more than supplement the genuine dynamics
of the working life. They can influence people’s perceptions of the problems
and the work forms applied in organizing development. Power relations
in private... view more
"Public policy programmes in the field of working life reforms may be
needed, but they cannot do more than supplement the genuine dynamics
of the working life. They can influence people’s perceptions of the problems
and the work forms applied in organizing development. Power relations
in private and public organizations, as results of business and societal
trends, are obstacles to innovative and anthropocentric oriented reforms
in working life. The more participative elements funded projects have
been integrated, the more robust are their outcomes. National programme
structures have to strive for the establishment of persistent local-level development
coalitions, and to support collaboration of all actors concerned
in development processes. International networking is possibly a learning
facilitator.
The implementation of, and learning from, reform programmes from the
1970s to our time is analyzed, with a focus on personal experiences from
research, project management and evaluation of Scandinavian and German
programmes." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
learning; world of work; labor policy; reform; Scandinavia; Federal Republic of Germany; Sweden; automobile industry; knowledge; sustainability; evaluation; implementation
Classification
Sociology of Economics
Working Conditions
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 90-113
Journal
International Journal of Action Research, 4 (2008) 1+2
Issue topic
Working Life Reform in Difficult Times: International Experiences
ISSN
1861-1303
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications