1. The rise and fall of industrial democracy: employee ownership and the business cycle - Tutorial Discussion questions and exercises related to the chapter ‘The rise and fall of industrial democracy: employee ownership and the business cycle’. Democratic Enterprise

2. Essay/Discussion Questions (1) 1.Why are there so few employee-owned firms in the UK? 2.What are the barriers to the formation and conversions to employee ownership? 3.Discuss the theoretical explanations for the small number of employee-owned firms?

3. Essay/Discussion Questions (2) 4.Are employee-owned firms destined to fail or degenerate into conventional companies? 5.What factors are associated with the conversion of employee-owned firms into conventional companies? 6.Do you agree with the theory that management and organisational issues supersede those of democracy and commitment to employee-ownership?