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Workers in the Boardroom?
Author(s) -
Mccarthy T.E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841118402200206
Subject(s) - dual (grammatical number) , business , representation (politics) , accounting , unitary state , relevance (law) , management , political science , economics , law , politics , art , literature
The development in some European countries of schemes of employee representation on boards of directors has had fundamental effect on the composition and operation of those boards. In nearly all of those countries, boards of directors have been divided into a dual or ‘two‐tier’ structure consisting of an upper, supervisory board and an executive board. These ideas of worker representation on boards and of the introduction of a dual rather than the present unitary board structure have been recommended in the UK. This article examines the relevance of these ideas for Australia, the implications worker directorships will have for board operation, and the likely role of worker directors.