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 112
... Further studies led to the suggestion that this was in fact a multi - dimensional concept ; the personal conse- quences of different strategies of administrative control for those managers subject to them , appeared to vary , sometimes ...
... Further studies led to the suggestion that this was in fact a multi - dimensional concept ; the personal conse- quences of different strategies of administrative control for those managers subject to them , appeared to vary , sometimes ...
Page 182
... further here ( see , for example , Dahrendorf 1959 ) . Despite such arguments about the need to revise if not abandon Marx it remains surprising that Marx's writings on the labour process remained neglected for so long . In his valuable ...
... further here ( see , for example , Dahrendorf 1959 ) . Despite such arguments about the need to revise if not abandon Marx it remains surprising that Marx's writings on the labour process remained neglected for so long . In his valuable ...
Page 192
... further here ( but see Friedman [ 1977a ] for an important attempt to establish such con- nections ) . Two further general issues should , however , be identi- fied at this stage . One of the most quoted features of Braverman's account ...
... further here ( but see Friedman [ 1977a ] for an important attempt to establish such con- nections ) . Two further general issues should , however , be identi- fied at this stage . One of the most quoted features of Braverman's account ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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