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 131
... workers performing them was forced to conclude that the different ' motivational pre- dispositions ' of workers from town and from ' big city ' backgrounds led to different preferences and reactions ; the city workers did not like the ...
... workers performing them was forced to conclude that the different ' motivational pre- dispositions ' of workers from town and from ' big city ' backgrounds led to different preferences and reactions ; the city workers did not like the ...
Page 133
... workers would be more satisfied than , respectively , less skilled workers , and machinists and assembly line workers . In fact , the relatively skilled setters were more satisfied with their work tasks than the highly skilled crafts ...
... workers would be more satisfied than , respectively , less skilled workers , and machinists and assembly line workers . In fact , the relatively skilled setters were more satisfied with their work tasks than the highly skilled crafts ...
Page 138
... workers with an instrumental attachment to work and privatised community relationships - like the affluent workers in Luton . The industrial and community situations which provided the experiences which led to both the proletarian and ...
... workers with an instrumental attachment to work and privatised community relationships - like the affluent workers in Luton . The industrial and community situations which provided the experiences which led to both the proletarian and ...
Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 89 |
Orientation and action | 126 |
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