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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... theory and research . At its simplest , theory is needed to pose the right questions and research to provide the right answers , granted that a constant interplay has to take place between the two .... The drawback of relying on the theory ...
... theory and research . At its simplest , theory is needed to pose the right questions and research to provide the right answers , granted that a constant interplay has to take place between the two .... The drawback of relying on the theory ...
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... theory ' of organisations can be traced back to the earliest years of this century , if not much earlier . At that time the emergence of large - scale organisations in industry , government and elsewhere stimulated attempts to identify ...
... theory ' of organisations can be traced back to the earliest years of this century , if not much earlier . At that time the emergence of large - scale organisations in industry , government and elsewhere stimulated attempts to identify ...
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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 |
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Understanding Industrial Organisations: Theoretical Perspectives in ... Richard K. Brown Limited preview - 1992 |
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