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 68
... patterns of management based on the desirability of ' any grouping for command purpose ... having a discrete primary ... pattern of organisation based on universal ' principles ' ; rather it provides a way of analysing organisational ...
... patterns of management based on the desirability of ' any grouping for command purpose ... having a discrete primary ... pattern of organisation based on universal ' principles ' ; rather it provides a way of analysing organisational ...
Page 73
... patterns of organisation were appropriate both for task performance and for meeting human needs for satisfaction and for ' defence against anxiety ' . Miller and Rice distinguished the concepts of ' task group ' ( the human resources ...
... patterns of organisation were appropriate both for task performance and for meeting human needs for satisfaction and for ' defence against anxiety ' . Miller and Rice distinguished the concepts of ' task group ' ( the human resources ...
Page 104
... patterns of management by focusing on supervisory jobs . They concluded that there was ' no simple relationship ... patterns . Thus , there were possibilities for choice of supervisory style and pattern of behaviour within a given ...
... patterns of management by focusing on supervisory jobs . They concluded that there was ' no simple relationship ... patterns . Thus , there were possibilities for choice of supervisory style and pattern of behaviour within a given ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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action approach activities Affluent Worker and/or argued arguments Aston programme attempt Braverman's Britain Burawoy bureaucracy Burns and Stalker capitalist capitalist societies changes characteristics colleagues complex concept conceptualisation concerned considerable context contingency theory criticism de-skilling developed discussion distinction economic emphasis employees employment relationship environment example factors firms formal framework functions Goldthorpe Human Relations Human Relations movement imply important industrial enterprises industrial organisations industrial relations industrial sociology influence interest involved isation Jaques labour force labour market labour power labour process levels managerial Marx Marx's means ment monopoly capitalism notion occupational organ organisational structure orientations patterns perspective possible problems Pugh and Hickson question regarded relatively responsible autonomy roles secure seen situation skill social action social relations socio-technical systems sociologists strategy suggested surplus value systems approaches systems thinking Tavistock Tavistock Institute technical theoretical theory tions trade unions Trist types variables Woodward worker resistance writings