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 196
... less strongly organised , and can be hired and fired more easily ; direct control can be applied to such employees ( 1977a , 108-114 ) . The use of a responsible autonomy strategy is typically associated with the creation of an internal ...
... less strongly organised , and can be hired and fired more easily ; direct control can be applied to such employees ( 1977a , 108-114 ) . The use of a responsible autonomy strategy is typically associated with the creation of an internal ...
Page 208
... less certain than some writers have been that such a situation resulted from a deliberate ' divide and rule ' strategy . Such developments create costs ( the need to motivate the less privileged workers , and to coordinate and manage ...
... less certain than some writers have been that such a situation resulted from a deliberate ' divide and rule ' strategy . Such developments create costs ( the need to motivate the less privileged workers , and to coordinate and manage ...
Page 217
... less power in the labour market and in the workplace , and are frequently less strongly organised , have greater difficulty than men in claiming skilled status for the jobs they customarily do ( see Phillips and Taylor 1986 ) ...
... less power in the labour market and in the workplace , and are frequently less strongly organised , have greater difficulty than men in claiming skilled status for the jobs they customarily do ( see Phillips and Taylor 1986 ) ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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