Abstract
This study analyses the relationship between voting on leadership in worker cooperatives and worker satisfaction in worker cooperatives. The aim of this research is to contribute to the body of literature pertaining to the study of worker cooperatives, which offer workers unique opportunities to exercise control. This study reviews the existing literature, builds a theoretical relationship between voting and worker satisfaction using Self-Determination Theory, and performs an empirical analysis of data provided by the Democracy at Work Institute. An ologit regression is performed using the questionnaire response data using reported change in job satisfaction and frequency of voting as the dependent and independent variables respectively. This study suggests that there is a positive relationship between voting and worker satisfaction at worker cooperatives.
Advisor
Mellizo, Philip
Department
Economics
Recommended Citation
Linderman, Alexander, "Investigating the Relationship Between Voting and Worker Satisfaction in Worker Cooperatives" (2025). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 11369.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/11369
Disciplines
Behavioral Economics | Econometrics | Labor Economics
Keywords
Worker Cooperative, economics, worker satisfaction, voting
Publication Date
2025
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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