Technological Change and Co-Determination in Sweden

Åke Sandberg is Research Director at Arbetslivscentrum and Professor in the Department of Industrial Economics and Management at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.

• Tables and Figures Foreword --Andrew Martin Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Acronyms 1. Introduction 2. Industrial Relations and Co-Determination 3. Innovations in Production and Work Organization 4. Local Unions and Technological Change 5. Case Studies: The Diary and the Postgiro 6. Case Studies: The Engineering Workshop and the Sugar Mill 7. Implications of the Case Studies 8. Comparative Perspectives 9. Multilevel Technology Strategies 10. "New Management" and Good Jobs Appendix: Some Labor Laws and Agreements References Index About the Authors