Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial SociologyUnderstanding 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 67
Once any enterprise has grown large enough to be so divided into constituent operating systems ( and sub - systems ) an overall ' managing system ' is also required to control them in order to ensure achievement of the primary task of ...
Once any enterprise has grown large enough to be so divided into constituent operating systems ( and sub - systems ) an overall ' managing system ' is also required to control them in order to ensure achievement of the primary task of ...
Page 109
... were the contextual factors associated with structuring of activities ; dependence , and to a lesser extent location on a number of sites , with concentration of authority ; and operating variability with line control of workflow .
... were the contextual factors associated with structuring of activities ; dependence , and to a lesser extent location on a number of sites , with concentration of authority ; and operating variability with line control of workflow .
Page 124
... the relationship between an organ- isation's structure and the context or environment within which it was operating , they each emphasised one factor as of importance - ' technology ' and ' environmental uncertainty ' respectively .
... the relationship between an organ- isation's structure and the context or environment within which it was operating , they each emphasised one factor as of importance - ' technology ' and ' environmental uncertainty ' respectively .
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Contents
Systems thinking | 35 |
Context contingency and choice | 97 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in ... Richard K. Brown Limited preview - 1992 |
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