Balanced Job Complexes

Participatory Economics - Work in A Participatory Economy - Balanced Job Complexes
... Some tasks and jobs are more desirable than others, and some tasks and jobs are more menial than others ... Hahnel and Albert argue that without balanced job complexes, those with empowering jobs, such as accounting or management, would be able to formulate plans and ideas, while others ... Without balanced job complexes, most workers would most likely end up merely ratifying the proposals of empowered workers, and would have little reason to attend meetings ...

Balanced Job Complex
... A balanced job complex is a way of organizing a workplace or group that is both directly democratic and also creates relative equal empowerment among all people involved ... Specifically a balanced job complex is a collection of tasks within a given workplace that is balanced for its equity and empowerment implications against all other job complexes ... Balanced job complexes imply a lack of owners or formal managers involved in the workplace, as all tasks are balanced for empowerment ...