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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... involved in or aware of this work went on to secure and administer government support for social research on industrial problems in the post-war period (see Stansfield 1981). It was such government funding which was of vital importance ...
... involved in or aware of this work went on to secure and administer government support for social research on industrial problems in the post-war period (see Stansfield 1981). It was such government funding which was of vital importance ...
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... involvement in research in the sociology of work and industry has remained relatively high (10 per cent on the most cautious estimate) . The absolute amount of resources — personnel and financial — devoted to industrial sociological ...
... involvement in research in the sociology of work and industry has remained relatively high (10 per cent on the most cautious estimate) . The absolute amount of resources — personnel and financial — devoted to industrial sociological ...
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... involvement and commitment, though on management's terms; and changes in the composition of the labour force brought about by early retirements, high levels of youth unemployment, and the increasing numbers of women in employment ...
... involvement and commitment, though on management's terms; and changes in the composition of the labour force brought about by early retirements, high levels of youth unemployment, and the increasing numbers of women in employment ...
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... involved in production' (Hill 1981, 257). Their subsequent arguments differ considerably, but I shall argue in Chapter 6 that such an analytical point of reference can provide industrial sociology with a coherence that most approaches ...
... involved in production' (Hill 1981, 257). Their subsequent arguments differ considerably, but I shall argue in Chapter 6 that such an analytical point of reference can provide industrial sociology with a coherence that most approaches ...
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Contents
1 | |
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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