Researching Enterprise Development : Action Research on the Cooperation Between Management and Labour in Norway

by Levin, Morten

• ISBN13: 9781588113344
• ISBN10: 1588113345
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Researchers on research	1	(10)
Morten Levin
Part I The emergent research program: Stories of research --- learning from diverse experiences	11	(136)
Morten Levin
Creating a framework for enterprise R&D	15	(14)
Bjørn Gustavsen
Developing development organizations	29	(16)
Øyvind Palshaugen
Filling the knowledge gap	45	(16)
Harald Knudsen
Hans Chr. Garmann Johnsen
Enterprise development in Norwegian fishing industry	61	(16)
Jarle Løvland
Lene Foss
Fragile coalitions	77	(16)
Eivind Falkum
Networking industrial development	93	(18)
Tor Claussen
Henrik Kvadsheim
The action learning processes of the Nordvest forum coalition	111	(18)
Jon Hanssen-Bauer
Hakon Raabe
Integrating the disintegrated	129	(18)
Morten Levin
Ida Munkeby
Johan E. Ravn
Part II Insights: Researchers' collaborative reflections on ED2000	147	(100)
Morten Levin
The changing program: Controversies and cooperation	149	(16)
Morten Levin
Jarle Løvland
Creating new research practices	165	(20)
Lene Foss
Henrik Kvadsheim
Johan E. Ravn
Networking as an action research practice	185	(22)
Lene Foss
Henrik Kvadsheim
Johan E. Ravn
Enhancing innovations: A core issue of ED2000	207	(16)
Morten Levin
Democracy, participation and communicative change: When democracy becomes a means and not an end	223	(16)
Hans Chr. Garmann Johnsen
Tor Claussen
Epilogue Research on Enterprise Development: Lessons learned	239	(8)
Tor Claussen
Lene Foss
Hans G. Johansen
Henrik Kvadsheim
Morten Levin
Jarle Løvland
Johan E. Ravn
References	247	(6)
About the authors	253	(4)
Name index	257	(2)
Subject index	259