Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial SociologyUnderstanding 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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Page 121
This seems to miss the point of Child's argument that there can ... Both arguments imply an element of indeterminacy in the environment - structure - performance relation- ship Context , contingency and choice 121.
This seems to miss the point of Child's argument that there can ... Both arguments imply an element of indeterminacy in the environment - structure - performance relation- ship Context , contingency and choice 121.
Page 152
The emphasis on homogeneity re- flected the arguments that orientations to work existed prior to current work experience and influenced the choice of current job ; and in conditions of full employment the key process bringing this about ...
The emphasis on homogeneity re- flected the arguments that orientations to work existed prior to current work experience and influenced the choice of current job ; and in conditions of full employment the key process bringing this about ...
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The argument that labour cannot be reduced to such a limited and mechanical place within the production process that there is no need and no space ... If the arguments of Cressey and MacInnes , and of Bendix and others who have written ...
The argument that labour cannot be reduced to such a limited and mechanical place within the production process that there is no need and no space ... If the arguments of Cressey and MacInnes , and of Bendix and others who have written ...
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Contents
Systems thinking | 35 |
Context contingency and choice | 97 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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| Title | Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial Sociology |
| Author | Richard K. Brown |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0415017815, 9780415017817 |
| Length | 280 pages |
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