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 216
There remain , however , a number of important questions about the notions of ' skill ' and ' de - skilling ' which need to be addressed . Defining skill The definition of ' skill ' is far from straightforward . Skill refers to mental ...
There remain , however , a number of important questions about the notions of ' skill ' and ' de - skilling ' which need to be addressed . Defining skill The definition of ' skill ' is far from straightforward . Skill refers to mental ...
Page 217
Consider the everyday skill of driving a car and the difficulty of securing agreement as to whether any indi- vidual has acquired sufficient skill to be allowed to drive un- supervised , or even more so - as to the relative abilities of ...
Consider the everyday skill of driving a car and the difficulty of securing agreement as to whether any indi- vidual has acquired sufficient skill to be allowed to drive un- supervised , or even more so - as to the relative abilities of ...
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The weak version accepts that nearly all skilled jobs have some objective skill content but ' that it is strategic position within the production process combined with collective organization which gains the occupation a skilled label ' ...
The weak version accepts that nearly all skilled jobs have some objective skill content but ' that it is strategic position within the production process combined with collective organization which gains the occupation a skilled label ' ...
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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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