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Researching Enterprise Development
Action Research on the cooperation between management and labour in Norway
Researching Enterprise Development is written by the key researchers of a large Norwegian Action Research program on enterprise development (Enterprise Development 2000). This book tells the stories of how the seven participating modules were developed, created and sustained as Action Research activities. Based on these stories, reflection on a broader analysis of core issues of the program are given on the following topics:
- the processes within the program and changing models for leadership
- how research groups become proficient as action researchers
- local research as networking with the regional business community
- enhancing the innovation capacity of participating companies
- participation and democratic processes in enterprise development
The book is preceded by Work Organisation and Europe as a Development Coalition (edited by Richard Ennals and Bjorn Gustavsen, 1999), and the results of the ED 2000 project are explained in Creating Connectedness (edited by Bjorn Gustavsen, Hakon Finne and Bo Oscarsson, 2001).
[Dialogues on Work and Innovation, 14] 2002. viii, 267 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 1 January 2003
Published online on 1 January 2003
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
- Foreword | pp. vii–viii
- 1. Researchers on researchMorten Levin | pp. 1–10
- Part I. The emergent research program: Stories of research — learning from diverse experiencesMorten Levin | pp. 11–14
- 2. Creating a framework for enterprise R&DBjørn Gustavsen | pp. 15–28
- 3. Developing development organizationsØyvind Pålshaugen | pp. 29–43
- 4. Filling the knowledge gapHarald Knudsen and Hans Chr. Garmann Johnsen | pp. 45–60
- 5. Enterprise development in Norwegian fishing industryJarle Løvland and Lene Foss | pp. 61–75
- 6. Fragile coalitionsEivind Falkum | pp. 77–91
- 7. Networking industrial developmentTor Claussen and Henrik Kvadsheim | pp. 93–109
- 8. The action learning processes of the Nordvest forum coalitionJon Hanssen-Bauer and Håkon Raabe | pp. 111–127
- 9. Integrating the disintegratedMorten Levin, Ida Munkeby and Johan E. Ravn | pp. 129–145
- Part II. Insights: Researchers’ collaborative reflections on ED2000Morten Levin | p. 147
- 10. The changing program: Controversies and cooperationMorten Levin and Jarle Løvland | pp. 149–164
- 11. Creating new research practicesLene Foss, Henrik Kvadsheim and Johan E. Ravn | pp. 165–183
- 12. Networking as an action research practiceLene Foss, Henrik Kvadsheim and Johan E. Ravn | pp. 185–205
- 13. Enhancing innovations: A core issue of ED2000Morten Levin | pp. 207–222
- 14. Democracy, participation and communicative change: When democracy becomes a means and not an endHans Chr. Garmann Johnsen and Tor Claussen | pp. 223–238
- 15. Epilogue. Research on enterprise development: Lessons learnedTor Claussen, Lene Foss, Hans Chr. Garmann Johnsen, Henrik Kvadsheim, Morten Levin, Jarle Løvland and Johan E. Ravn | pp. 239–246
- About the authors | pp. 253–255
- Name index | pp. 257–258
- Subject index | pp. 259–266
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