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 65
... technical system ' ( Emery and Trist 1960 ) : ' the technological component not only sets limits upon what can be done , but also in the process of accommodation creates demands that must be reflected in the internal organization and ...
... technical system ' ( Emery and Trist 1960 ) : ' the technological component not only sets limits upon what can be done , but also in the process of accommodation creates demands that must be reflected in the internal organization and ...
Page 67
... technical systems Emery ( 1959 , 8-9 ) pointed out that ' the first function of the concept of a socio - technical system is to serve as a frame of reference ' , and ' in its second function ' it ' invokes a body of subordinate concepts ...
... technical systems Emery ( 1959 , 8-9 ) pointed out that ' the first function of the concept of a socio - technical system is to serve as a frame of reference ' , and ' in its second function ' it ' invokes a body of subordinate concepts ...
Page 99
... technical complexity defined as ' the extent to which the pro- duction process is controllable and its results predictable ' ( Woodward 1958 , 12 ; see also 1965 , esp . 37-44 ) . At one extreme were firms which produced individual ...
... technical complexity defined as ' the extent to which the pro- duction process is controllable and its results predictable ' ( Woodward 1958 , 12 ; see also 1965 , esp . 37-44 ) . At one extreme were firms which produced individual ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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