There seem to be two main camps regarding what to do with industries after a socialist revolution: stated-owned companies, and workplace democratisation through worker cooperatives. I’m curious if a hybrid entity could make sense, where maybe the government has some direct control and the workers have some direct control. Is this even theoretically possible or a good idea? Or would it be better if a company under socialism was structured as either one (x)or the other?
Sure, why not? Socialism is the intermediate period before communism which is “communal ownership” of, well, everything. It’s pretty reasonable to expect this period to last quite a long time and to take whatever form is necessary for the country that is undertaking it.