Organization, Class and Control

RLE: Organizations

Stewart Clegg (University of Technology Sydney, Australia), David Dunkerley

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English

Routledge
20 March 2013

Sociology & anthropology; Schools inspection (& preparing for inspection)

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

In this volume the authors develop a systematic and chronologically based critique of the major concepts, figures and schools in organization. Themes discussed include:

the development of scientific management and the responses of Gramsci and Lenin to it

the meaning of Mayo and the Human Relations School

the development of typological systems and contingency models of the organization

key concepts of goals, environment and technology.

By: Stewart Clegg (University of Technology Sydney Australia), David Dunkerley
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 1.330kg
ISBN: 9780415823081
ISBN 10: 0415823080
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations
Pages: 626
Publication Date: 20 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Classical Sociology, Organizations and Theory. 2. Max Weber, Karl Marx and Rationality In Organizations. 3. The emergence of an Organizational Theory. 4. Typologies of Organizations. 5. Organizations as Systems. 6. Organizations as Empirically Contingent Structures. 7. Organizations as Structures of Action. 8. Goals in Organizations. 9. Organization and Technology. 10. Organizations and Environments. 11. People in Organizations. 12. Power and Class in Organizations. 13. The Political Economy of Organizations. Notes. Bibliography. Indices.

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