Job-Saving Strategies: Worker Buyouts and QWL Arthur Hochner, Cherlyn S. Granrose, Judith Goode and Eileen Appelbaum, and Elaine Simon First Chapter | Table of Contents 345 pp. 1988 $21.00 paper 0-88099-069-6 This book probes the effectiveness of two job-saving strategies, worker buyouts and QWL (quality of worklife) programs, used to try to reverse the shutdown of a chain of supermarkets in Philadelphia. "This study is an important contribution to the growing body of literature examining the merits of worker participation and ownership strategies in various industries." –Industrial and Labor Relations Review |