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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... force have demanded that gender differences be fully considered , whilst the essential contribution made by women's ( unpaid ) work to the production and reproduction of all labour forces has slowly been recognised . Feminism and the ...
... force have demanded that gender differences be fully considered , whilst the essential contribution made by women's ( unpaid ) work to the production and reproduction of all labour forces has slowly been recognised . Feminism and the ...
Page 193
... force , can run counter to the need many managements now recognise for a ' flexible ' labour force with ' polyvalent ' skills . And , as Elger ( 1982 , 45–7 ) points out , much mechanisation ( seen as the basis for a de - skilled and ...
... force , can run counter to the need many managements now recognise for a ' flexible ' labour force with ' polyvalent ' skills . And , as Elger ( 1982 , 45–7 ) points out , much mechanisation ( seen as the basis for a de - skilled and ...
Page 196
... forces of supply and demand in what Friedman calls ' the external labour power market ' . As we shall see this distinction between the core and the peripheral labour force is a central feature of more recent discussions of flexibility ...
... forces of supply and demand in what Friedman calls ' the external labour power market ' . As we shall see this distinction between the core and the peripheral labour force is a central feature of more recent discussions of flexibility ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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