The articles in this volume offer stimulating research on the relationship among business cycles, participatory and labor-managed organizations, and employee voice. These contributions take various theoretical and empirical approaches and investigate many industries and countries, thus offering a balanced view on these current topics.

This publication is the seventh in a series of edited volumes presenting research in the field of employee participation and labour management.

Volume 15 of the successful series Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms, AEAP provides a leading forum for high-quality original theoretical and empirical research in the broad area of participatory and labor managed organizations.

Volume 17 of Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms provides detailed analysis on standard econometric studies to new institutional economics to behavioral economics.

Includes theoretical and empirical research into changing institutions and employee participation.

Ownership and decision-making are key issues in current debates among corporate, labor, and policy leaders. This volume contains cutting-edge research on the causes and effects of financial and decision-making participation around the globe, plus theory and thought pieces on the meaning and value of employee ownership in a rapidly changing world