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 83
... nature and specification of an organisation's goals , functions or primary tasks ; and the nature and specification of the organ- isation's ' needs ' as a system ( see the discussion in Elger 1975 , 94-6 ) . As we have seen , the type ...
... nature and specification of an organisation's goals , functions or primary tasks ; and the nature and specification of the organ- isation's ' needs ' as a system ( see the discussion in Elger 1975 , 94-6 ) . As we have seen , the type ...
Page 174
... nature in a form adapted to his own needs ' ( 283 ) ; to the activities of changing the form of natural materials to achieve certain pur- poses which the worker already has in mind before starting work ( and in the process also changing ...
... nature in a form adapted to his own needs ' ( 283 ) ; to the activities of changing the form of natural materials to achieve certain pur- poses which the worker already has in mind before starting work ( and in the process also changing ...
Page 213
... nature of labour within capitalism ' and the ' dual character of “ control ” itself ' . Capital may be able ' to enforce valorisation and the production of commodities ' , but it continues to rely on labour's cooperation ' in order to ...
... nature of labour within capitalism ' and the ' dual character of “ control ” itself ' . Capital may be able ' to enforce valorisation and the production of commodities ' , but it continues to rely on labour's cooperation ' in order to ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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