Publisher's Synopsis
People matter. Employees are one of business' most valued assets and their involvement and participation in the work and running of the organization they work for can play a key role in business success. This booklet shows what companies in Britain have achieved in this field.;Over 20 leading companies present their experience of employeee participation, ranging from co-operative partnership schemes to employee share ownership, improved consultative structures and team briefing procedures. The ways in which employers can promote employee involvement are many and varied, as the report shows, and it stresses the government's firm belief that companies should be free to choose for themsleves the policies and practices they wish to develop.