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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developed are open to criticism . For example , it has tended to imply an overdetermined and reified view of the organisation ( significantly the reference is to ' behaviour ' rather than ' action ' ) ; the sources and nature of ...
developed are open to criticism . For example , it has tended to imply an overdetermined and reified view of the organisation ( significantly the reference is to ' behaviour ' rather than ' action ' ) ; the sources and nature of ...
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which they have been developed and changed over time . There is , however , sufficient coherence and common ground in each case for the discussion to be arranged in this way . In Chapter 2 we look at attempts to understand industrial ...
which they have been developed and changed over time . There is , however , sufficient coherence and common ground in each case for the discussion to be arranged in this way . In Chapter 2 we look at attempts to understand industrial ...
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Much of the more recent research has developed along these lines . The Liverpool studies demonstrated the value , and the limita- tions , of detailed empirical investigations of industrial organ- isations ; their findings were carefully ...
Much of the more recent research has developed along these lines . The Liverpool studies demonstrated the value , and the limita- tions , of detailed empirical investigations of industrial organ- isations ; their findings were carefully ...
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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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