Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial SociologyRoutledge, 1992 - 280 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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Page 54
... complex tech- nology , and in those with process production plants and the most complex technology . Secondly , Burns and Stalker ( 1961 , esp . 96-125 ) suggested that firms operating in changing conditions needed an ' organic ' form ...
... complex tech- nology , and in those with process production plants and the most complex technology . Secondly , Burns and Stalker ( 1961 , esp . 96-125 ) suggested that firms operating in changing conditions needed an ' organic ' form ...
Page 103
... complex interrelations between technology , control system and uncertainty ( Woodward 1970 , esp . 234-43 ; Davies et al . 1973 ) . Other researchers have tried to utilise the ideas developed by Burns and / or by Woodward , with varying ...
... complex interrelations between technology , control system and uncertainty ( Woodward 1970 , esp . 234-43 ; Davies et al . 1973 ) . Other researchers have tried to utilise the ideas developed by Burns and / or by Woodward , with varying ...
Page 143
... complex than was implied by the original formulation in the Affluent Worker study . Indeed this complexity inevitably raises questions about the clarity , strength and stability of whatever orientations to work employees can be shown to ...
... complex than was implied by the original formulation in the Affluent Worker study . Indeed this complexity inevitably raises questions about the clarity , strength and stability of whatever orientations to work employees can be shown to ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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