A CROSS-CULTURAL VIEW OF IMPACTS OF WORKERS' PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT: AN ASSESSMENT.

The concept of workers' participation in management has been developed in cross-national contexts. Although the literature on the subject is extensive and diverse indeed, very studies have been concerned with assessing the "real" impacts of workers' participation in management on the worker, the organization and society in general. The purpose of the paper is to assess impacts of workers' participation in management from the viewpoint of social planning. Two major questions are discussed: (1) what are some of the research findings in this area and how do they compare in various countries?; and (2) what is the impact of workers' participation in management and social planning? Finally, some conclusions are drawn along with their implication for management, attempting to place the concept of workers' participation in management in the proper perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]