Pillars of Industrial Democracy explores the politico-philosophic traditions of British Guild Socialism, German Social Democracy, European anarcho-syndicalism and the Gandhian concept of Trusteeship, which have endeavoured in thought and action to make the concept of industrial democracy. It questions the assumptions in the industrial democracy that believe that the needs and aspirations of human beings are the reason for organized efforts in society.
The book reviews the history of organizational renewal worldwide and talks about the supportive and collegial models and the results it achieves.
Pillars of Industrial Democracy broadens its horizon and talks about both inner and outer democracy, employee engagement and participation and raises the pertinent issue—it is not about every employee voting, but everyone having a vote.
About the Author
Dr. Vinayak Katkhede is a PhD degree holder from Marathwada University, Aurangabad and his subject was Human Relations in Industry. His well-researched articles on HR, OD, Change Management and Quality Management Systems appeared in various newspapers and journals.
He began his career with WHO/UNICEF as a research analyst. Later on, he served various organizations and retired as corporate advisor HR & OD from Uttam Galva Steels Ltd. Mumbai.
A member of National Institute of Personnel Management, ex-chairman of Training & Development Institute, Delhi, Chapter Aurangabad. He was an active trainer in quality system, sponsored by Quality Forum of India, Nagpur Chapter. During his tenure of service, he implemented various OD interventions like Change Management, Management Re-engineering, Organizational Renewal, etc.
He has authored about seven books on human resources – Transform to Perform, Learning Soft Skills, Talent Management, Knowledge Management, Employee Development, Fundamentals of HR and Pillars of Industrial Democracy. He has also served in MBA (PG) colleges as Professor-HR at HVPM, Amravati, and Shegaon College for about four years.
At present, he is an HR and OD Consultant based in Ankleshwar, Gujrat, India.
