The Sociology of Work (RLE: Organizations)

The Sociology of Work (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Parvin Ghorayshi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135937982

This reference volume reflects the changing world of work. It includes research on the various dimensions of work, such as the structure of the labour force, labour market segmentation, technology, employment/unemployment, trade unions, and industrial democracy. This book provides an integrated view of the various dimensions of work, its distinguishing characteristics and issues both peculiar, as well as common to industrialized countries. By adopting an interdisciplinary and interactional perspective, this volume provides the scholar and the lay reader with a range of approaches and debates that have made a significant contribution toward understanding the changing nature of work and its social impact.

Organizations Alike and Unlike (RLE: Organizations)

Organizations Alike and Unlike (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Cornelis Lammers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135938547

This volume contrasts the life and problems of organizations in many parts of the world and highlights the differences between those societies as reflected in their different institutional sectors such as manufacturing, commerce, social services and government administration. In so doing, the book contributes to the theoretical foundations of the sociology of organizations by revealing previously unseen relationships between societies and institutions, offering an original synthesis of available research.

The Sociology of the Workplace (RLE: Organizations)

The Sociology of the Workplace (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Malcolm Warner
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135947503

This volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach. The study of the workplace is approached from the standpoint of industrial sociology, industrial relations, industrial anthropology and other related disciplines. It includes contributions from economists and psychologists as well as from sociologists. The theoretical and practical issues raised, are, however, central to the sociological tradition of Marx and Weber in that they concern the meaning of human and social phenomena and their relevance to resolving questions of moment in industrial and industrializing societies.

Religion and Organization Theory

Religion and Organization Theory
Author: Paul Tracey
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2014-04-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1781906939

Despite the profound influence that religious organizations exert, religion occupies a curiously marginal place in organization theory. This volume aims to make available in one place existing knowledge on religion and organizations, encouraging more organization theorists to include religion as part of their research activities and agenda.

The International Yearbook of Organization Studies 1981 (RLE: Organizations)

The International Yearbook of Organization Studies 1981 (RLE: Organizations)
Author: David Dunkerley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135936935

The diverse topics in this volume bring together developments in the field of organization studies. Although the approaches are by no means undifferentiated the articles share a commitment to a revitalized organizational analysis, an historically based analysis and one which attempts to understand the structure and impact of organizations in terms of the location of these organizations within structure of class and power.

Power, Rule and Domination (RLE: Organizations)

Power, Rule and Domination (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Stewart Clegg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135931127

This volume presents a critical analysis of sociological theorizing and power which enables the reader to grasp fully the nature of power, rule and domination in organizational life. By making use of the discussions he recorded at a construction site, the author brings the reader into contact with the everyday social world in which he locates his analysis of power and authority at both a structural and phenomenological level. This analysis is complemented by the author’s review of the literature on ‘theorizing’ by writers such as Wittgenstein, Blum, McHugh, Phillips and Cicourel; his examination of the ‘community power debate’ between authors such as Bachrach and Baratz and Dahl; and a survey of the literature on power in its organizational aspects by Weber, Simmel and the more contemporary work of Hickson.

A Sociology of Organisations (RLE: Organizations)

A Sociology of Organisations (RLE: Organizations)
Author: J. Eldridge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 113593469X

An understanding of the nature and forms of organisation, particularly with reference to industrial societies, is a key area in sociological analysis. This book discusses and explains what concepts to employ and what analytical procedures to adopt as well as conveying a sense of the theoretical and empirical diversity involved in the study of organisations. Among the questions explored are: why do we classify organisations in particular ways and for what purpose? how can on explore the relationships pertaining to an organisation and its environment? what issues are raised by the existence of many varied and often competing organisations in industrial societies?

Organizations Alike and Unlike (RLE: Organizations)

Organizations Alike and Unlike (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Cornelis J. Lammers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 113593861X

This volume contrasts the life and problems of organizations in many parts of the world and highlights the differences between those societies as reflected in their different institutional sectors such as manufacturing, commerce, social services and government administration. In so doing, the book contributes to the theoretical foundations of the sociology of organizations by revealing previously unseen relationships between societies and institutions, offering an original synthesis of available research.

Handbook of Organizations (RLE: Organizations)

Handbook of Organizations (RLE: Organizations)
Author: James March
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1269
Release: 2013-06-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135965420

This book charts the state of organizational research and theory during the 1960s. A compendium of results, references, concepts ideas and theories, this Handbook will be of interest to both academics in organizational theory and managers facing operating problems of organizations.