Marginal Organizations

Author : D. Tafoya
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137361134

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Marginal Organizations by D. Tafoya Pdf

On one hand, marginals are complex organizational systems. On the other hand, they are an example of elegant, applied organizational operations. In The Marginal Organization, Tafoya focuses on organizations often described as part of an informal economy, informal sector, underground economy, or unofficial economy. He presents these systems first as organizations and then as organizations operating outside of society's mainstream, as marginal organizations. He outlines a means for studying marginals so that underlying behavioral patterns can be identified, examined and, if needed, addressed. A simple approach to a study of marginal organizations might conclude they exist simply to meet the needs of their stakeholders - they do not. Thinking of marginals as competing in the context of other organizations allows the reader the opportunity to explore new themes, such as when and how marginals may be more inventive and innovative that mainstream organizations, and what one might conclude about illegal marginals like drug pushers and prostitutes. Tafoya's newest contribution to the field of organizational study is not to be missed.

Author : Dennis W. Tafoya
Publisher : Springer
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137361134

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Marginal Organizations by Dennis W. Tafoya Pdf

On one hand, marginals are complex organizational systems. On the other hand, they are an example of elegant, applied organizational operations. In The Marginal Organization, Tafoya focuses on organizations often described as part of an informal economy, informal sector, underground economy, or unofficial economy. He presents these systems first as organizations and then as organizations operating outside of society's mainstream, as marginal organizations. He outlines a means for studying marginals so that underlying behavioral patterns can be identified, examined and, if needed, addressed. A simple approach to a study of marginal organizations might conclude they exist simply to meet the needs of their stakeholders - they do not. Thinking of marginals as competing in the context of other organizations allows the reader the opportunity to explore new themes, such as when and how marginals may be more inventive and innovative that mainstream organizations, and what one might conclude about illegal marginals like drug pushers and prostitutes. Tafoya's newest contribution to the field of organizational study is not to be missed.

Author : Yolanda Estes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028660020

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Marginal Groups and Mainstream American Culture by Yolanda Estes Pdf

They are often portrayed as outsiders: ethnic minorities, the poor, the disabled, and so many others—all living on the margins of mainstream society. Countless previous studies have focused on their pain and powerlessness, but that has done little more than sustain our preconceptions of marginalized groups. Most accounts of marginalization approach the subject from a distance and tend to overemphasize the victimization of outsiders. Taking a more intimate approach, this book reveals the personal, moral, and social implications of marginalization by drawing upon the actual experiences of such individuals. Multidisciplinary and multicultural, Identity on the Margin addresses marginalization at a variety of social levels and within many different social phenomena, going beyond familiar cases dealing with race, ethnicity, and gender to examine such outsiders as renegade children, conservative Christians, and the physically and mentally disabled. And because women are especially subject to the effects of marginalization, feminist concerns and the marginalization of sexual practices provide a common denominator for many of the essays. From problems posed by "complimentary racism" to the status of gays in Tony Blair's England, from the struggle of Native Americans to preserve their identities to the singular problems of single mothers, Identity on the Margin takes in a broad spectrum of cases to provide theoretical analysis and ethical criticism of the mechanisms of identity formation at the edges of society. In all of the cases, the authors demonstrate the need for theory that initiates social change by considering the ethical implications of marginalization and criticizing its harmful effects. Bringing together accounts of marginalization from many different disciplines and perspectives, this collection addresses a broad audience in the humanities and social sciences. It offers a basis for enhancing our understanding of this process—and for working toward meaningful social change.

Author : George A. Krause,Kenneth J. Meier
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0472024043

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Politics, Policy, and Organizations by George A. Krause,Kenneth J. Meier Pdf

This groundbreaking work provides a new and more accurate guide to the interactions of bureaucracies with other political institutions and the public at large."--Jacket.

Author : Zoltan D. Barany
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0521009103

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The East European Gypsies by Zoltan D. Barany Pdf

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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1634 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119535750

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Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1974, Hearings..., 93-1, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies... by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : Henry Mintzberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1376445505

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The Structuring of Organizations by Henry Mintzberg Pdf

Synthesizes the empirical literature on organizationalstructuring to answer the question of how organizations structure themselves --how they resolve needed coordination and division of labor. Organizationalstructuring is defined as the sum total of the ways in which an organizationdivides and coordinates its labor into distinct tasks. Further analysis of theresearch literature is neededin order to builda conceptualframework that will fill in the significant gap left by not connecting adescription of structure to its context: how an organization actuallyfunctions. The results of the synthesis are five basic configurations (the SimpleStructure, the Machine Bureaucracy, the Professional Bureaucracy, theDivisionalized Form, and the Adhocracy) that serve as the fundamental elementsof structure in an organization. Five basic parts of the contemporaryorganization (the operating core, the strategic apex, the middle line, thetechnostructure, and the support staff), and five theories of how it functions(i.e., as a system characterized by formal authority, regulated flows, informalcommunication, work constellations, and ad hoc decision processes) aretheorized. Organizations function in complex and varying ways, due to differing flows -including flows of authority, work material, information, and decisionprocesses. These flows depend on the age, size, and environment of theorganization; additionally, technology plays a key role because of itsimportance in structuring the operating core. Finally, design parameters aredescribed - based on the above five basic parts and five theories - that areused as a means of coordination and division of labor in designingorganizational structures, in order to establish stable patterns of behavior.(CJC).

Author : Alexandra Ana
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031451317

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The NGOization of Social Movements in Neoliberal Times by Alexandra Ana Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies (1968?-1978)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2388 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Economic assistance, American
ISBN : MINN:31951P01182495P

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Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1973 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies (1968?-1978) Pdf

Author : Ruben J. Garcia
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780814732212

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Marginal Workers by Ruben J. Garcia Pdf

Undocumented and authorized immigrant laborers, female workers, workers of color, guest workers, and unionized workers together compose an enormous and diverse part of the labor force in America. Labor and employment laws are supposed to protect employees from various workplace threats, such as poor wages, bad working conditions, and unfair dismissal. Yet as members of individual groups with minority status, the rights of many of these individuals are often dictated by other types of law, such as constitutional and immigration laws. Worse still, the groups who fall into these cracks in the legal system often do not have the political power necessary to change the laws for better protection. In Marginal Workers, Ruben J. Garcia demonstrates that when it comes to these marginal workers, the sum of the law is less than its parts, and, despite what appears to be a plethora of applicable statutes, marginal workers are frequently lacking in protection. To ameliorate the status of marginal workers, he argues for a new paradigm in worker protection, one based on human freedom and rights.

Author : Bernhard Wessels,Hans Rattinger,Sigrid Rossteutscher,Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199662630

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Voters on the Move Or on the Run? by Bernhard Wessels,Hans Rattinger,Sigrid Rossteutscher,Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck Pdf

Voters on the Move or on the Run? addresses electoral change, the reasons for it, and its consequences. By investigating the complexity of voting and its context, the volume shows that increasingly heterogeneity is not arbitrary and unstructured.

Author : Peter J. Carrington,John Scott,Stanley Wasserman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-02-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1139443437

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Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis by Peter J. Carrington,John Scott,Stanley Wasserman Pdf

Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis, first published in 2005, presents the most important developments in quantitative models and methods for analyzing social network data that have appeared during the 1990s. Intended as a complement to Wasserman and Faust's Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications, it is a collection of articles by leading methodologists reviewing advances in their particular areas of network methods. Reviewed are advances in network measurement, network sampling, the analysis of centrality, positional analysis or blockmodelling, the analysis of diffusion through networks, the analysis of affiliation or 'two-mode' networks, the theory of random graphs, dependence graphs, exponential families of random graphs, the analysis of longitudinal network data, graphical techniques for exploring network data, and software for the analysis of social networks.

Author : Susan Herbst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994-08-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521477638

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Politics at the Margin by Susan Herbst Pdf

This book explores how a variety of historically marginalised groups create their own 'public spheres', parallel to the mainstream public arena. Since such groups have been excluded from conventional public discourse and activity, they build their own infrastructures for opinion formation and expression. The book draws upon theory in sociology, philosophy, political science, and communications in order to understand communication patterns among the politically marginal at different points in history. Three diverse historical case studies (female-operated salons of eighteenth-century Paris, the black press of the 1930s, and the creation of The Masses), and a contemporary analysis of the Libertarian Party, illuminate the experiences of those who live on the fringe of the public sphere. Through synthesis of existing scholarship, and original archival research, Politics at the Margin demonstrates the centrality of political communication to the study of social action.

Author : Adrian Wilkinson,Geoffrey Wood,Richard Deeg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199695096

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The Oxford Handbook of Employment Relations by Adrian Wilkinson,Geoffrey Wood,Richard Deeg Pdf

This Handbook is a comparative treatment of employment relations, providing frameworks and empirical evidence for understanding trends in different parts of the world.

Author : Jean Tirole
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 1482 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1988-08-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262200714

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The Theory of Industrial Organization by Jean Tirole Pdf

The Theory of Industrial Organization is the first primary text to treat the new industrial organization at the advanced-undergraduate and graduate level. Rigorously analytical and filled with exercises coded to indicate level of difficulty, it provides a unified and modern treatment of the field with accessible models that are simplified to highlight robust economic ideas while working at an intuitive level. To aid students at different levels, each chapter is divided into a main text and supplementary section containing more advanced material. Each chapter opens with elementary models and builds on this base to incorporate current research in a coherent synthesis. Tirole begins with a background discussion of the theory of the firm. In Part I he develops the modern theory of monopoly, addressing single product and multi product pricing, static and intertemporal price discrimination, quality choice, reputation, and vertical restraints. In Part II, Tirole takes up strategic interaction between firms, starting with a novel treatment of the Bertrand-Cournot interdependent pricing problem. He studies how capacity constraints, repeated interaction, product positioning, advertising, and asymmetric information affect competition or tacit collusion. He then develops topics having to do with long term competition, including barriers to entry, contestability, exit, and research and development. He concludes with a "game theory user's manual" and a section of review exercises. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images found in the physical edition.