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 40
... concept , however , has been of the greatest significance . In addition to their specific strengths and weaknesses ... concept of ' system ' retains any significance in such a severely modified form , or conversely whether such a concept ...
... concept , however , has been of the greatest significance . In addition to their specific strengths and weaknesses ... concept of ' system ' retains any significance in such a severely modified form , or conversely whether such a concept ...
Page 67
... concept as ' exploratory ' rather than ' explanatory ' , and as generating a set of useful ( in a practical sense ) concepts and working hypotheses ( Miller 1975a , 54-5 ; see also Trist 1981 ; Hackman 1981 ) . Rice's usage of the socio ...
... concept as ' exploratory ' rather than ' explanatory ' , and as generating a set of useful ( in a practical sense ) concepts and working hypotheses ( Miller 1975a , 54-5 ; see also Trist 1981 ; Hackman 1981 ) . Rice's usage of the socio ...
Page 79
... concept of latent social roles was not a new one ( see Gouldner 1959a , 412 ) , and the notion of overlapping social systems did not preclude descriptions of the workshops as included within wider systems of social relationships . The ...
... concept of latent social roles was not a new one ( see Gouldner 1959a , 412 ) , and the notion of overlapping social systems did not preclude descriptions of the workshops as included within wider systems of social relationships . The ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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