Workplaces of the Future

Thompson, Paul; Warhurst, Chris

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-26346-2

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Cleaner production: organizational learning or business as usual? An example from the domestic appliance industry

Vickers

2000

Bus. Strat. Env.

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It is frequently argued that approaches to minimizing the environmental, health and safety impact of industry (i.e. cleaner production) require that firms engage in a process of participative learning involving all levels of the organizational hierarchy. This paper examines the key concept of organizational learning, particularly in terms of the associated concepts of ‘participation’ and ‘empowerment’, drawing on a study of a large, environmentally pro‐active firm and recent critical literature on the experience of work. It is suggested that, although contemporary management philosophy pays lip service to increased workforce participation and empowerment, there are formidable structural and cultural barriers to such change. Initiatives within firms to stimulate learning and continuous improvement around cleaner production can be understood in terms of firstly the relative power of individuals and groups within organizations to define and activate learning agendas and secondly the emphasis given to low cost, low skill and low trust as a route to competitiveness, particularly in a UK business context. Finally, attention is drawn to the weakness of external mechanisms for supporting genuine participation and empowerment within enterprises around health, safety and environmental issues. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment

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Cleaner production: organizational learning or business as usual? An example from the domestic appliance industry

Vickers

2000

Bus. Strat. Env.

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Employee Trust in Organizational Contexts

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Wilderom

2012

International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2011

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Employee Trust in Organizational Contexts

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Weibel

Hartog

2011

International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2011

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As business leaders, trust in us is at an historic low. We should be alarmed. We should use this as a wake-up call for reform. And we must embark upon an urgent journey to restore this diminished trust in business. (Edelman, 2009: 1) We have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust -deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we have to take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue -to end the outsized influence of lobbyists, to do our work openly, to give our people the government they deserve. (President Obama in his inaugural address, January 2010)

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Workplaces of the Future

Cited by 119 publications

References 12 publications

Cleaner production: organizational learning or business as usual? An example from the domestic appliance industry

Cleaner production: organizational learning or business as usual? An example from the domestic appliance industry

Employee Trust in Organizational Contexts

Employee Trust in Organizational Contexts

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