Management and worker involvement: cat and mouse or win-win?

In his contribution the author discusses the positive contributions that worker involvement makes to the company, and argues that stronger worker involvement could bring major improvements in company practice. Managers generally do not have the capacity and tools by themselves to follow ‘best practice’ in HRM. Thus we find many examples in practice where worker representatives play a crucial role in promoting best practice. However, most managers are not convinced of this positive role, which helps explain why worker involvement does not diffuse more on a voluntary basis. The European Union is not currently pursuing the right approach to worker involvement. By implication, worker involvement should play a strong role in helping to build and diffuse the Sustainable Company in Europe and beyond.