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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... institutions ' . The editors of a book with that title , which for many years provided the most authoritative account of industrial relations in Britain , commented on the work of soci- ologists as follows : We are aware that our ...
... institutions ' . The editors of a book with that title , which for many years provided the most authoritative account of industrial relations in Britain , commented on the work of soci- ologists as follows : We are aware that our ...
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... institutions in this field . Theoretically speaking , these disciplines tear the subject apart by concentrating atten- tion on some of its aspects to the exclusion or comparative neglect of others . And a partial view of anything ...
... institutions in this field . Theoretically speaking , these disciplines tear the subject apart by concentrating atten- tion on some of its aspects to the exclusion or comparative neglect of others . And a partial view of anything ...
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... institutions and processes equal opportunities 18 equal pay 18 equi - finality 42 , 65 equilibrium see stability equitable payment see fair pay errors see quality assurance ethnic minorities see disadvantaged groups ; racial ...
... institutions and processes equal opportunities 18 equal pay 18 equi - finality 42 , 65 equilibrium see stability equitable payment see fair pay errors see quality assurance ethnic minorities see disadvantaged groups ; racial ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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