The Swedish Working Life Fund a temporary organization functioning from 1990 to 1995 distributed 10 billion Swedish crowns for workplace development and initiated 25,000 projects. About half of the total labor market was affected. This evaluation study, which is built on case studies as well as a survey of a representative sample of the project population, describes the emergent characteristics of organization development in Swedish enterprises and services. In order to locate the efforts of the Fund within an explanatory context, the study draws on the idea of concept-driven change, of participation in development processes, of development coalitions, of infrastructure for change and of a society, that is supportive of change.
2025. The struggle for industrial democracy in Sweden: A sociological macro-meso analysis 1960–2020. Economic and Industrial Democracy 46:1 ► pp. 287 ff.
Neumann, W.P. & N. Purdy
2023. The better work, better care framework: 7 strategies for sustainable healthcare system process improvement. Health Systems 12:4 ► pp. 429 ff.
Oudhuis, Margareta & Stefan Tengblad
2022. The viability of the Scandinavian work-life model and the impact of lean production: The case of Scania. Economic and Industrial Democracy 43:2 ► pp. 748 ff.
Schumacher, Thomas & Marc Krautzberger
2022. ‘…These Workshops are like Sunday´s Church Visit – but then, it’s Monday Again…’—using Understanding to Bridge Ambitious Talk and Action. Systemic Practice and Action Research 35:3 ► pp. 375 ff.
Pomares, Egoitz
2020. Workplace Innovation Programmes: bridging research and policymaking. International Journal of Action Research 16:1-2020 ► pp. 40 ff.
Wärvik, Gun-Britt
2016. Adult education in a workplace context: recognising production workers’ responses and partnership challenges. Educational Action Research 24:3 ► pp. 353 ff.
Blindheim, Bjørn-Tore
2015. Institutional Models of Corporate Social Responsibility. Business & Society 54:1 ► pp. 52 ff.
Neumann, W. Patrick, Shane M. Dixon & Anna-Carin Nordvall
2014. Consumer demand as a driver of improved working conditions: the ‘Ergo-Brand’ proposition. Ergonomics 57:8 ► pp. 1113 ff.
Wells, Richard P., W. Patrick Neumann, Tizneem Nagdee & Nancy Theberge
2013. Solution Building Versus Problem Convincing: Ergonomists Report on Conducting Workplace Assessments. IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors 1:1 ► pp. 50 ff.
Matthiesen, Rikke V.
2012. Two Distinct Theories of Production: Lean and Toyota Management System. In Advances in Production Management Systems. Value Networks: Innovation, Technologies, and Management [IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 384], ► pp. 74 ff.
Neumann, W.P., S.M. Dixon & M. Ekman
2012. Ergonomics action research I: shifting from hypothesis testing to experiential learning. Ergonomics 55:10 ► pp. 1127 ff.
Neumann, W.P. & J. Village
2012. Ergonomics action research II: a framework for integrating HF into work system design. Ergonomics 55:10 ► pp. 1140 ff.
Andersson, Thomas, Ali Kazemi, Stefan Tengblad & Mikael Wickelgren
2011. Not the Inevitable Bleak House? The Positive Experiences of Workers and Managers in Retail Employment in Sweden. In Retail Work, ► pp. 253 ff.
Neumann, W. P., J. Eklund, B. Hansson & L. Lindbeck
2010. Effect assessment in work environment interventions: A methodological reflection. Ergonomics 53:1 ► pp. 130 ff.
Patrick Neumann, W. & Jan Dul
2010. Human factors: spanning the gap between OM and HRM. International Journal of Operations & Production Management 30:9 ► pp. 923 ff.
Åteg, Mattias, Ing‐Marie Andersson & Gunnar Rosén
2009. Change processes for attractive work in small manufacturing companies. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries 19:1 ► pp. 35 ff.
Greenwood, Davydd J.
2007. Teaching/learning action research requires fundamental reforms in public higher education. Action Research 5:3 ► pp. 249 ff.
Gustavsen, Bjørn
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Gustavsen, Bjørn
2011. The Nordic Model of Work Organization. Journal of the Knowledge Economy 2:4 ► pp. 463 ff.
Gustavsen, Bjørn
2012. Social Innovation and Action Research. In Challenge Social Innovation, ► pp. 353 ff.
Alasoini, Tuomo
2006. In Search of Generative Results: A New Generation of Programmes to Develop Work Organization. Economic and Industrial Democracy 27:1 ► pp. 9 ff.
Neumann, W.P., J. Winkel, L. Medbo, R. Magneberg & S.E. Mathiassen
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Payne, Jonathan & Ewart Keep
2005. Promoting Workplace Development: Lessons for UK Policy from Nordic Approaches to Job Redesign and the Quality of Working Life. In Participation and Democracy at Work, ► pp. 146 ff.
Emery, Merrelyn
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Wakeford, Tom & Michel Pimbert
2004. Prajateerpu, Power and Knowledge. Action Research 2:1 ► pp. 25 ff.
GÜRBÜZ, F. Gülruh
2002. INTERNAL POWER RELATIONSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE. Öneri Dergisi 5:17 ► pp. 107 ff.
Hamde, Kiflemariam
2002. Teamwork: Fashion or Institution?. Economic and Industrial Democracy 23:3 ► pp. 389 ff.
Knave, Bengt & Richard Ennals
2001. Working Life Across Cultures: “Work Life 2000: Quality in Work” and Occupational Health Education in Developing Countries. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 7:4 ► pp. 435 ff.
Brulin, Goran
2000. The Transformation of Swedish Industrial Relations from Below. Economic and Industrial Democracy 21:2 ► pp. 237 ff.
Vinberg, Stig, Gunnar Gelin & Karl W Sandberg
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Blomqvist, Martha
1999. How organizational change influences gender segregation in the workplace. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 36:S1 ► pp. 17 ff.
Pickvance, Simon
1999. Occupational Health Issues and Strategies: A View from Primary Health Care. In Health and Work, ► pp. 220 ff.
Mikkelsen, Aslaug & Per Øystein Saksvik
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Ennals, Richard
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Ennals, Richard
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Ennals, Richard
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