Listed below are some of the best articles and books we’ve found about organizational democracy.

Articles

• Even Big Companies are Embracing a Democratic Style — Traci Fenton
• Democracy in the Workplace — Traci Fenton
• A Better World, One Office at a Time — Traci Fenton
• Beyond Empowerment: Building A Company of Citizens — Brook Manville and Josiah Ober
• How We Went Digital Without A Strategy — Ricardo Semler
• Managing without Managers — Ricardo Semler
• Why My Former Employees Still Work for Me — Ricardo Semler
• How I Learned to Let My Workers Lead — Ralph Stayer
• Ricardo Semler Won’t Take Control — Lawrence Fisher

Books on Organizational Democracy

• The Democratic Corporation: A Radical Prescription for Recreating Corporate America and Rediscovering Success — Russell L. Ackoff
• The Future of Management — Bill Breen and Gary Hamel
• The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy — Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith
• The Democratic Enterprise: Liberating your Business with Freedom, Flexibility and Commitment — Lynda Gratton
• Freedom and Accountability: Applying Philosophical Insights to the Real World — Peter Koestenbaum and Peter Block
• The Future of Work: How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style and Your Life — Thomas Malone
• A Company of Citizens: What the World’s First Democracy Teaches Leaders About Creating Great Organizations — Brook Manville, Josiah Ober
• Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World’s Most Unusual Workplace — Ricardo Semler
• The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing the Way Work Works — Ricardo Semler