1st Edition
Understanding Industrial Organizations Theoretical Perspectives in Industrial Sociology
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
Chapter 1 Introduction – sociologists and industry; Chapter 2 Systems thinking; Chapter 3 Context, contingency and choice; Chapter 4 Orientation and action; Chapter 5 Labour power and the labour process; Chapter 6 Conclusion;
Biography
Richard Brown is Professor of Sociology, University of Durham.