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 96
The two internal factors were ' the strength of personal commit- ments to the improvement or defence of status or power ' , and ' the extent to which the managing director can interpret the technical and commercial situation , and can ...
The two internal factors were ' the strength of personal commit- ments to the improvement or defence of status or power ' , and ' the extent to which the managing director can interpret the technical and commercial situation , and can ...
Page 137
... to have a distinctive orientation towards work and to inject a certain set of meanings into their work situation ; these meanings will then play an important part in determining their behaviour within this situation .
... to have a distinctive orientation towards work and to inject a certain set of meanings into their work situation ; these meanings will then play an important part in determining their behaviour within this situation .
Page 146
... situation was on the relationship be- tween the higher earnings offered for the greater volume of work . ... issues which had not ap- peared important in the bargaining situation , and the previously contentious levels of pay were ...
... situation was on the relationship be- tween the higher earnings offered for the greater volume of work . ... issues which had not ap- peared important in the bargaining situation , and the previously contentious levels of pay were ...
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Contents
Systems thinking | 35 |
Context contingency and choice | 97 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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| Title | Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial Sociology |
| Author | Richard K. Brown |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0415017815, 9780415017817 |
| Length | 280 pages |
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