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 44
... isation can be placed on a continuum which ranges from those which are clearly concerned with relations of interdependence between sets of roles occupied by members of the organisation , to those which focus on patterns of activity ...
... isation can be placed on a continuum which ranges from those which are clearly concerned with relations of interdependence between sets of roles occupied by members of the organisation , to those which focus on patterns of activity ...
Page 45
... isation of an industrial plant can be distinguished from its tech- nical organisation ( the arrangement of machinery , materials , etc. ) . The human organisation can be seen as consisting of indivi- duals , each with their own ...
... isation of an industrial plant can be distinguished from its tech- nical organisation ( the arrangement of machinery , materials , etc. ) . The human organisation can be seen as consisting of indivi- duals , each with their own ...
Page 172
... isation . There were a number of reasons for a growing interest in work organisation from the 1960s onwards . The overall effect was to direct attention to the details of the ways in which tasks were specified and jobs designed ...
... isation . There were a number of reasons for a growing interest in work organisation from the 1960s onwards . The overall effect was to direct attention to the details of the ways in which tasks were specified and jobs designed ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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