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This paper comments on five problems concerning the transformation of the Polish economy with special emphasis on employee participation and trust. 1) There can be no ethical evaluation or justification of employee participation independent of the goals of the transformation. 2) In Poland this participation is affected by deep distrust towards the whole process of transformation. 3) Privatisation is the topic most often mentioned in this connection. 4) The definition of trust becomes even more crucial when the phenomenon of distrust has to be explained. 5) Institutions can become the substitute of trust.
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Sójka, J. The Impact of Trust on Employee Participation in Poland. Journal of Business Ethics 21, 229–236 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006258813298
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