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Opening to the World through the Lived Body: Relating Theory and Practice in Organisation Consulting

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Against the background of a deep crisis in trade union representation, the authors seek to determine some possible starting points for a renewal of trade unions. The employees’ organisations are seen as actors who have a strategic choice as to which power resources to tap. Though the specific national systems of industrial relations influence the unions’ strategic options, there are nevertheless various opportunities for transnational learning processes. This contribution analyses the potential for trade union renewal, drawing on several examples of organizing approaches in the USA and Germany.

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  • Robert Farrands, 2009. "Opening to the World through the Lived Body: Relating Theory and Practice in Organisation Consulting," International Journal of Action Research, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 5(1), pages 114-143.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:ijares:doi_10.1688/1861-9916_ijar_2009_01_farrands
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    Keywords

    Merleau-Ponty; Gestalt; perceptual intelligibility; phenomenology; organisation consulting;
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    JEL classification:

    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation

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