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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... trade unions, universities) joint committees of the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) — 'Human Relations in Industry' and 'Individual Efficiency in Industry' respectively. A ...
... trade unions, universities) joint committees of the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) — 'Human Relations in Industry' and 'Individual Efficiency in Industry' respectively. A ...
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... labour markets can be carried out using home based interviews; but without the cooperation of managements and trade unions research would be greatly restricted. The intellectual context Even a brief and incomplete account of.
... labour markets can be carried out using home based interviews; but without the cooperation of managements and trade unions research would be greatly restricted. The intellectual context Even a brief and incomplete account of.
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... trade unions as misguided; Britain had different political traditions and trade unions were more securely established within the system of industrial relations. Though interpretations of the sources and nature of the conflicting ...
... trade unions as misguided; Britain had different political traditions and trade unions were more securely established within the system of industrial relations. Though interpretations of the sources and nature of the conflicting ...
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... trade unions to them and to the loss of members due to unemployment and industrial restructuring; changes in the ... labour force brought about by early retirements, high levels of youth unemployment, and the increasing numbers of women ...
... trade unions to them and to the loss of members due to unemployment and industrial restructuring; changes in the ... labour force brought about by early retirements, high levels of youth unemployment, and the increasing numbers of women ...
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... trade unions, industrial relations and strikes; workers' participation and its political implications and connections; and the relations between the labour movement and economic development. Their bibliography was organised into an even ...
... trade unions, industrial relations and strikes; workers' participation and its political implications and connections; and the relations between the labour movement and economic development. Their bibliography was organised into an even ...
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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Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in ... Richard K. Brown Limited preview - 1992 |
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