Understanding Industrial Organizations: Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial SociologyRoutledge, 2013 M10 31 - 288 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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... Braverman's Labor and Monopoly Capital in 1974 , however , did eventually lead to a major shift in the theor- etical framework adopted by many industrial sociologists in Britain , and the analysis it advocated came to influence the work ...
... Braverman's Labor and Monopoly Capital in 1974 , however , did eventually lead to a major shift in the theor- etical framework adopted by many industrial sociologists in Britain , and the analysis it advocated came to influence the work ...
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... Braverman's work . However , the dominance of the issues and approaches identified by Braverman , though con- siderable , must not be overstated nor expected to continue indefinitely . In his review of the ' sociology of economic life ...
... Braverman's work . However , the dominance of the issues and approaches identified by Braverman , though con- siderable , must not be overstated nor expected to continue indefinitely . In his review of the ' sociology of economic life ...
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Contents
Systems thinking | 39 |
Context contingency and choice | 97 |
Orientation and action | 135 |
Labour power and the labour process | 165 |
Conclusion | 228 |
242 | 266 |
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Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in ... Richard K. Brown Limited preview - 1992 |
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