Upjohn Research

Title

Job-Saving Strategies: Worker Buyouts and QWL

Authors

Arthur Hochner, Temple University
Cherlyn S. Granrose, Temple University
Judith Goode, Temple University
Eileen Appelbaum, Temple University
Elaine Simon, University of Pennsylvania

Year

1988

Abstract

This book probes the effectiveness of two job-saving strategies, worker buyouts and QWL (quality of worklife) programs, used to try to reverse the shutdown of a chain of supermarkets in Philadelphia.

Contents

1. Using Worker Participation and Buyouts to Save Jobs
2. Worker Participation, Employee Ownership, and Job-Saving Efforts: A Theoretical Framework for Gauging Effectiveness
3. Research Design and Methods
4. Context of the Closings and Implementation of Alternatives
5. The Implementation Process
6. Outcomes for Workers in Worker-Owned, QWL and Non-QWL Supermarkets
7. Economic Performance of Worker-Owned, QWL and Non-QWL Supermarkets
8. Conclusions and Implications

Citation

Hochner, Arthur, Cherlyn S. Granrose, Judith Goode, Eileen Appelbaum, and Elaine Simon. 1988. Job-Saving Strategies: Worker Buyouts and QWL. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

ISBN

9780880990684 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

EMPLOYMENT and COMPENSATION; Job security; Dislocated workers; Job stability