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The main objective of this paper is to present a justified, well-supported model for the implementation of Employee Participation Systems (EPSs) in companies. The model is based on state-of-the-art literature, on the results of a research carried out among 40 Spanish leading companies regarding the implementation of Employee Participation Systems (EPSs) and, finally, on our experience in developing EPSs-related action research projects with companies for more than 20 years.
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Prado–Prado, J.C., García-Arca, J., Fernández-González, A. (2012). Competing Through People: A Model for the Implementation of Employee Participation Systems. In: Sethi, S., Bogataj, M., Ros-McDonnell, L. (eds) Industrial Engineering: Innovative Networks. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2321-7_21
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