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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... strategy under monopoly capitalism involves ' deskilling ' work and retaining all the mental and conceptual elements in management's hands . Though such processes do take place the universal degradation of work postulated by Braverman ...
... strategy under monopoly capitalism involves ' deskilling ' work and retaining all the mental and conceptual elements in management's hands . Though such processes do take place the universal degradation of work postulated by Braverman ...
Page 195
... strategies are distinguished as follows : The Responsible Autonomy type of strategy attempts to harness the adaptability of labour power by giving workers leeway and encouraging them to adapt to changing situations in a manner ...
... strategies are distinguished as follows : The Responsible Autonomy type of strategy attempts to harness the adaptability of labour power by giving workers leeway and encouraging them to adapt to changing situations in a manner ...
Page 196
... strategies , each in relation to different groups of workers , in order to overcome the rather different inflexibilities to which they are subject . The strategy of control through responsible autonomy is appropriate for the ' central ...
... strategies , each in relation to different groups of workers , in order to overcome the rather different inflexibilities to which they are subject . The strategy of control through responsible autonomy is appropriate for the ' central ...
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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