Hoften do you hear glib phrases about operators 'taking full ownership of the process', usually in the context of some lukewarm worker-participation scheme dreamt up by a management consultant?rnBut what happens when employees really do find themselves owning - or part-owning - a business? What are the motivational impacts internally, and how do external customers respond?rnDiscovery Packaging and Design is the result of an employee buyout of Prisme Packaging in Dundee. In March last year, after the workforce was made redundant and the company ceased trading, employees formed a co-operative in order to keep the business going.
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