
Work organisation and employee involvement in Europe
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This report explores the opportunities open to employees in workplaces across Europe to participate in decision-making, either in the context of their job or in relation to wider organisational issues affecting their work. Employee involvement is a key component of work organisation, relating to Read more
This report explores the opportunities open to employees in workplaces across Europe to participate in decision-making, either in the context of their job or in relation to wider organisational issues affecting their work. Employee involvement is a key component of work organisation, relating to other dimensions such as physical working conditions and work intensity. Two dimensions of employee involvement are covered: task discretion – or the influence that employees can exercise over their immediate work tasks – and organisational participation – or the influence that employees have over work organisation. While in the EU27 as a whole there are limited opportunities for employees to participate in decision-making, the findings point to the clear benefits for employees in working in organisations that give greater scope for their involvement. Crucially, employee involvement has been shown to have a positive effect on employee motivation and psychological wellbeing, critical elements in fostering enhanced work performance and company productivity.
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Number of pages:84Reference no.:EF1330ISBN:978-92-897-1115-9Catalogue no.:TJ-01-13-008-EN-NDOI:10.2806/18346Topics:Sustainable work; Work organisation; Working conditions; Innovation; Working conditions and sustainable work -
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Number of pages:2Reference no.:EF1330Catalogue infoWork organisation and employee involvement in Europe - Executive summary
Author(s):EurofoundThis report explores the opportunities for employees in workplaces across Europe to participate in decision-making, either in the context of their job or in relation to wider organisational issues affecting their work. Employee involvement is a key component of work organisation, and the report covers two dimensions: task discretion – the influence that employees can exercise over their immediate work tasks – and organisational participation – the influence that employees have over work organisation. While opportunities for employees in the EU27 to participate in decision-making are quite limited, the findings point to the clear benefits, particularly in terms of employee motivation and psychological well-being, critical elements in fostering enhanced work performance and company productivity. Read more in the report - see Related content.
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European Working Conditions Survey 2010
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2010, the fifth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
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