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 89
... levels . . . . We wish to undertake a factorial analysis to establish the significant variables at each level and their relationships , and then develop at each level a processual analysis within the framework thus established ...
... levels . . . . We wish to undertake a factorial analysis to establish the significant variables at each level and their relationships , and then develop at each level a processual analysis within the framework thus established ...
Page 203
... levels of structuration of work organization : . . . the formal authority structure of the factory , plus the monitoring system ... [ and ] the wider framework of the capital / labour relationship arising from the relation of job ...
... levels of structuration of work organization : . . . the formal authority structure of the factory , plus the monitoring system ... [ and ] the wider framework of the capital / labour relationship arising from the relation of job ...
Page 221
... levels for entry , for example ) and there are at least notionally opportunities for promotion via the internal labour market . The situation is further complicated by the fact that these oppor- tunities are markedly greater for male ...
... levels for entry , for example ) and there are at least notionally opportunities for promotion via the internal labour market . The situation is further complicated by the fact that these oppor- tunities are markedly greater for male ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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