Understanding Industrial Organizations: Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial SociologyRoutledge, 2013 M10 31 - 288 pages Understanding Industrial Organizations critically reviews the approaches developed by industrial sociologists to analyze industrial organizations. It outlines four general perspectives on organizations - systems thinking, contingency approach, the action approach and labour process for a more adequate sociology of organizations. The book provides a clear, relevant and important contribution to the sociology of organizations. |
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... industrial organisations Richard K. Brown El London and New York First published in 1992 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton. Theoretical perspectives in industrial sociology Introduction — sociologists and industry. Title Page.
... industrial organisations Richard K. Brown El London and New York First published in 1992 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton. Theoretical perspectives in industrial sociology Introduction — sociologists and industry. Title Page.
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Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial Sociology Prof Richard Brown, Richard Brown. First published in 1992 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Transferred to Digital Printing 2005 Simultaneously published ...
Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial Sociology Prof Richard Brown, Richard Brown. First published in 1992 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Transferred to Digital Printing 2005 Simultaneously published ...
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... first expressed interest in the project; to Gill Davies, who continued to believe over a long period that I would eventually produce a complete text when all the evidence appeared to suggest otherwise; to Rosemary Nixon and to Talia ...
... first expressed interest in the project; to Gill Davies, who continued to believe over a long period that I would eventually produce a complete text when all the evidence appeared to suggest otherwise; to Rosemary Nixon and to Talia ...
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... first emergence of sociology as a distinct discipline, an emergence which represented a response to the industrial, and democratic, 'revolutions' in Europe. In the works of the 'founding fathers' of the subject there are insights and ...
... first emergence of sociology as a distinct discipline, an emergence which represented a response to the industrial, and democratic, 'revolutions' in Europe. In the works of the 'founding fathers' of the subject there are insights and ...
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... first time. The focus is deliberately, but not exclusively, on British research and writing. Partly this represents a pragmatic decision to limit the field to be covered. More importantly, however, it reflects the fact that the main ...
... first time. The focus is deliberately, but not exclusively, on British research and writing. Partly this represents a pragmatic decision to limit the field to be covered. More importantly, however, it reflects the fact that the main ...
Contents
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2 Systems thinking | 39 |
3 Context contingency and choice | 89 |
4 Orientation and action | 126 |
5 Labour power and the labour process | 165 |
6 Conclusion | 228 |
Bibliography | 242 |
Name index | 261 |
Subject index | 266 |
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