George Cheney is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah. He is coauthor of Organizational Communication in an Age of Globalization and coeditor of International and Multicultural Organizational Communication.
Cheney has identified a deadly fascinating dilemma: Mondragon's
executives feel that they must grow or die: either meet and match
foreign competition or be overwhelmed.... Cheney renders a valuable
service by bringing new systemic concerns to the attention of the
scholarly community and Mondragon leadership and by uncovering the
process by which success and growth in any organization may
ultimately corrupt its purpose and values.
*International Journal of Politics and Ethics*
In this thoughtful, well-written book Cheney eschews simplistic
answers in favor of complex, thoughtful analysis. He raises
important questions about the ability of socially conscious
companies to operate in a world economy dominated by an ethos of
unbridled competition. Rather than adopt a 'good-guys' versus
'bad-guys' approach, the author leaves it to the reader to weigh
the long term consequences of unchecked economic development.
*Choice*
Cheney's book offers practical guidelines for value-based
organizations engaging in today's market, who want to preserve
their social integrity.
*Organization Studies*
Values at Work is a landmark contribution to our knowledge about
workplace democracy. The clarity of writing, the richness of data,
and the careful analysis make this book a must read for anyone
interested in democratic participation in an organizational
setting.
*Management Communication Quarterly*
Critically examines how one business... is dealing with external
pressures to compete in the global market while working to revive
its long-held values of workplace democracy within the new
configuration of the customer-centered or market-driven firm.
*Journal of Economic Literature*
Values at Work is an ambitious theoretical and research study....
This is a worthwhile and interesting study, full of bright ideas
about the future of work and employee participation.
*American Journal of Sociology*
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