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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... particular enterprises without any very great attempt to generalise beyond the particular case . As such it will not be described in detail here ( for a review see Brown 1965 ) . Nevertheless the group's research was also intended to ...
... particular enterprises without any very great attempt to generalise beyond the particular case . As such it will not be described in detail here ( for a review see Brown 1965 ) . Nevertheless the group's research was also intended to ...
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... particular formulations have by no means always been adopted by others . In particular their arguments that the approach should be concerned with open socio - technical systems has been more controversial , sometimes because critics ...
... particular formulations have by no means always been adopted by others . In particular their arguments that the approach should be concerned with open socio - technical systems has been more controversial , sometimes because critics ...
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... particular the whole range of activities associated with marketing became enormously important . Outside the enterprise the activities of the state expanded inevitably , to regulate the economy and secure ' effective demand ' ( partly ...
... particular the whole range of activities associated with marketing became enormously important . Outside the enterprise the activities of the state expanded inevitably , to regulate the economy and secure ' effective demand ' ( partly ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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