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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... technical meant that one of the Committee's four panels was concerned with 'human factors'. This panel made grants for research on the foreman (NH? 1951), on joint consultation (NIIP 1952; Scott 1952;]aques 1951), and for the support of ...
... technical meant that one of the Committee's four panels was concerned with 'human factors'. This panel made grants for research on the foreman (NH? 1951), on joint consultation (NIIP 1952; Scott 1952;]aques 1951), and for the support of ...
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... Technical Change and Industrial Relations, and elsewhere, however, they explicitly rejected the view that social relations in industrial enterprises can or should be characterised by 'harmony' (Scott et al. 1956, esp. 263—81; also Scott ...
... Technical Change and Industrial Relations, and elsewhere, however, they explicitly rejected the view that social relations in industrial enterprises can or should be characterised by 'harmony' (Scott et al. 1956, esp. 263—81; also Scott ...
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... technical changes and innovations, and the effectiveness of financial incentives. There was also interest in research on the newly nationalised industries (Acton Society Trust 1951, Clegg 1950). In the largely fully employed economy of ...
... technical changes and innovations, and the effectiveness of financial incentives. There was also interest in research on the newly nationalised industries (Acton Society Trust 1951, Clegg 1950). In the largely fully employed economy of ...
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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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