单词 | co-determination |
释义 | co-determinationn. 1. The action of two or more factors or processes working jointly to cause, shape, or influence something; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1850 W. Farrer tr. F. Schleiermacher Brief Outl. Study Theol. ii. 152 The formation of the Ecclesiastical Life is especially co-determined [Ger. mitbestimmt]..by political circumstances, and by the condition of society upon the whole... This co-determination [Ger. Mitbestimmtwerden] is natural and unavoidable. 1862 R. Mallet Great Neapolitan Earthquake of 1857 II. iii. xi. 305 The effects..will..be found singularly in good accord with the irregularity or distortion of the isoseismals; and with the mutual relations between both; and the physical conditions of surface, &c., operative in their co-determination. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. 267/3 Codetermination... 1. A determination that determines the same matter.—2. The reciprocal relation of determining the same matter. 1958 H. B. English & A. C. English Dict. Psychol. & Psychoanalytical Terms 72/2 The implied specificity of localization neglects unduly the codetermination of functions by other parts of the brain, or even of the brain as a whole. 2013 Managem. Sci. 59 1425/1 We measure empirically the codetermination of user generated content and social ties in an online social network. 2. The determination of policy, decisions, etc., by two or more people or groups; spec. the cooperation of management and workers in formulating policy decisions, esp. by the representation of workers on management boards. Hence: equality of powers in decision-taking.In early use chiefly with reference to industrial relations in Germany. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [noun] > participation of workers in management co-determination1920 worker participation1922 Mitbestimmung1950 1920 Monthly Labor Rev. Apr. 225 The right of codetermination, which has already been attained with reference to the conditions of labor through the influence of the trade-unions, must be in an increasingly degree [sic] extended to the right of codetermination in industry itself. 1950 Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 3 232 In each case we asked the labor leaders and works council representatives what they hoped to accomplish through codetermination. 1959 Encounter Feb. 14/1 An experiment not in ‘co-determination’ or ‘joint management’. 1983 Listener 6 Jan. 3/2 It is a recommendation for dependence instead of co-determination, for a satellite existence rather than that of a proud participant in Europe's affairs. 2004 Guardian 25 Oct. i. 22/1 German business executives will this week draw up plans for radical changes to the system of co-determination which gives workers and unions seats in boardrooms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850 |
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