Participatory Management

Participatory Management is a philosophy of management in which Members participate directly in the formation and development of opinions, strategies and decisions wherever it is practicable.

Whilst it reaches its fullest expression through workplace democracy, there are many voice mechanisms that can promote participatory management.

For a discussion of approaches see:

Ridley-Duff, R. J. and Ponton, A. (2013). "Workforce participation: developing a theoretical framework for longitudinal research", Journal of Co-operative Studies, 46(3): 3-25.

Ridley-Duff, R. and Grant, S. (2017) 'Asset-based co-operative management: OPERA as a process of critical appreciation', Journal of Co-operative Studies, 50(2): 29-44.

For excellent coverage of sociocracy in a FairShares context, see:

Boyd, G. and Reardon, J. (2021) Rebuild: The Economy, Leadership and You, Evolutesix Books.