Sociology Work And Organisation

Author : Tony Watson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317376361

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The seventh edition of Sociology, Work and Organisation is outstandingly effective in explaining how we can use the sociological imagination to understand the nature of institutions of work, organisations, occupations, management and employment and how they are changing in the twenty-first century. Intellectual and accessible, it is unrivalled in the breadth of its coverage and its authoritative overview of both traditional and emergent themes in the sociological study of work and organisation. The direction and implications of trends in technological change are fully considered and the book recognises the extent to which these trends are intimately related to changing patterns of inequality in modern societies and to the changing experiences of individuals and families. Key features of the text are: clear structure; ‘key issue’ guides and summaries with each chapter; identification of key concepts throughout the book; unrivalled glossary and concept guide; rich illustrative snapshots or ‘mini cases’ throughout the book. This text engages with cutting-edge debates and makes conceptual innovations without any sacrifice to clarity or accessibility of style. It will appeal to a wide audience, including undergraduates, postgraduates and academics working or studying in the area of work and the organisation of work, as well as practitioners working in the area of human resources and management generally.

Author : Tony Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134784806

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First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Tony Watson,Tony J. Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134077809

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Sociology, Work and Industry by Tony Watson,Tony J. Watson Pdf

This popular text effectively explains and justifies the use of the sociological imagination to understand the nature of institutions of work, occupations, organizations, management and employment, and how they are changing in the twenty-first century. With outstanding breadth of coverage, it provides an authoritative overview of both traditio

Author : Tony Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134356195

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In the fourth edition of this successful and popular text, Tony Watson explains how the discipline of sociology contributes to our wider understanding of the variety of work practices and institutions, which exist in modern society. The new edition outlines both what has been achieved historically and what is currently being achieved by the sociological study of work, as well presenting a range of concepts, models and other theoretical ideas that students and researchers can apply to the study of work. Subjects covered include: * how working patterns have changed, and continued to change since the industrial revolution * work organizations * innovations in the structuring of work activities at the enterprise level * the occupational aspects of the organization of work in changing societies * how people experience and cope with the pressures, insecurities and inequalities of a restructured world of work * how challenge and resistance influence the shaping of work in an ever-changing world. Fully updated throughout, this book includes an all-new chapter on the distinctiveness of the sociological perspective along with guidance on the research and analysis of work. It will be essential reading for anybody studying the sociology of work and organizations.

Author : Tony Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134784813

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First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Tony J. Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 041568109X

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Previously published under title: Sociology, work and industry.

Author : Tony J. Watson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0415133734

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Sociology, Work and Industry by Tony J. Watson Pdf

In the third edition of this successful and popular text, Tony Watson explains how the discipline of sociology can contribute to our wider understanding of the variety of work practices and institutions which exist in modern societies. He travels the full journey from the founding ideas of the discipline to postmodernist departures and develops all the main areas: occupations; organizations; work experience; industrial relations; industrial society and theory. The book ends with a thoroughly revised chapter covering the major questions of how work experience and global patterns of relationships are changing now and may change in the future. Thoroughly revised and presented in a new and accessible format, this third edition of "Sociology, Work and Industry" will prove an indispensable guide to a massive and complex field.

Author : Citali Cernik
Publisher : Socialy Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1681178214

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Sociology, Work and Organisation by Citali Cernik Pdf

Sociology is much concerned with understanding social structures and Organisational sociology gives much attention to the internal structure of the Organisations, such as the managerial hierarchy, as well as to the external structures that connect Organisations, such as strategic alliances. Organisational sociology tends to focus on work Organisation s, although it is equally concerned in principle with non-profit and other types of Organisation, and hence has particular links with other sociological approaches which also study work situations. The eminent US sociological theorist, Talcott Parsons, propounded a functionalist view of society as being a social system. Parsons saw the Organisation in this light, stressing that Organisations helped society solve adaptive problems by providing instruments capable of getting work done and attaining specific goals. While adapting to their environments in a task sense, Organisations had also to justify themselves. Parsons sees Organisations as containing three levels: the lower level focused on technical efficiency, the middle managerial level that coordinates and adapts these technical resources, and the upper or institutional level that legitimates the Organisation to the wider society. Following World War II, industrial sociology thrived for a time, developing classic studies on systems of managerial authority, the informal group behaviours that govern workplace life, and the lines of conflict that arise as workers informally negotiate with their managers. Since then, the field has fully-fledged increasingly multifaceted and internally discerned. While much research has focused on the characteristics of workers jobs other areas of concern have proliferated, including studies of new, post-bureaucratic forms of work Organisation; the influence of race and gender in shaping the allocation of workers into jobs and occupations; the distinctive features of service occupations; the operation of labour markets (whether within the firm or beyond its boundaries); and the relations between work Organisations and their wider institutional environments. Sociology, Work and Organisation is concerned with the social relations, normative codes, and Organisational structures that inform the behaviour, experience, and identities of people during the course of their working lives. It examines Organisations with courtesy to structure and objectives, interfaces among fellows and among organisations, the relationship between the Organisation and its environment and the social significance or social meaning of the Organisation.

Author : Randy Hodson,Teresa A. Sullivan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Industrial sociology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000103387

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The Social Organization of Work by Randy Hodson,Teresa A. Sullivan Pdf

* issues-oriented approach helps students to understand the U.S. and world economy and its effect on occupations and professions.* author's goal: to broaden students' outlook on their own occupational aspirations and where they can expect to go.* chapter on methods and measurement show students how sociologists study work and gather data.* case studies, application boxes, glimpse into future world of work are included in every chapter

Author : Tony Watson,Marek Korczynski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136646874

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Sociology, Work and Organisation by Tony Watson,Marek Korczynski Pdf

Sociology, Work and Organisation builds on the five popular and successful editions of Sociology, Work and Industry. The new text is outstanding in how effectively it explains the value of using the sociological imagination to understand the nature of institutions of work, organisations, occupations, management and employment and how they are changing in the 21st century. The book combines intellectual depth with accessible language and a user-friendly layout. It is unrivalled in the breadth of its coverage and its authoritative overview of both traditional and emergent themes in the sociological study of work and organisation. It explains the basic logic of the sociological analysis of work and the way work is organised, whilst also providing an appreciation of the different theoretical traditions which the subject draws upon. It fully considers: the direction and implication of trends in technological change, globalisation, labour markets, work organisation, managerial practices and employment relations the extent to which these trends are intimately related to changing patterns of inequality in modern societies and to the changing experiences of individuals and families the ways in which workers challenge, resist and make their own contributions to the patterning of work and shaping of work institutions. Key features include: a new sign-posting system which integrates material and brings out themes which run through the various chapters; ‘key issue’ guides and summaries with each chapter; and the identifying of key concepts throughout the book, which are then brought together in an unrivalled glossary and concept guide at the end.

Author : Gilbert Smith
Publisher : Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Organization
ISBN : PSU:000004329077

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Social Work and the Sociology of Organizations by Gilbert Smith Pdf

Author : Gibson Burrell,Gareth Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351899147

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Sociological Paradigms and Organisational Analysis by Gibson Burrell,Gareth Morgan Pdf

The authors argue in this book that social theory can usefully be conceived in terms of four broad paradigms, based upon different sets of meta-theoretical assumptions with regard to the nature of social science and the nature of society. The four paradigms - Functionalist, Interpretive, Radical Humanist and Radical Structuralist - derive from quite distinct intellectual traditions, and present four mutually exclusive views of the social work. Each stands in its own right, and generates its own distinctive approach to the analysis of social life. The authors provide extensive reviews of the four paradigms, tracing the evolution and inter-relationships between the various sociological schools of thought within each. They then proceed to relate theories of organisation to this wider background. This book covers a great range of intellectual territory. It makes a number of important contributions to our understanding of sociology and organisational analysis, and will prove an invaluable guide to theorists, researchers and students in a variety of social science disciplines. It stands as a discourse in social theory, drawing upon the general area of organisation studies - industrial sociology, organisation theory, organisational psychology, and industrial relations - as a means of illustrating more general sociological themes. In addition to reviewing and evaluating existing work, it provides a framework for appraising future developments in the area of organisational analysis, and suggests the form which some of these developments are likely to take.

Author : Michael Rowlinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015041054084

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Organisations and Institutions by Michael Rowlinson Pdf

Organisations and Institutions is a critical introduction to organisational economics. It examines the threat to sociology from the imperialist expansion of economics and the relative importance of efficiency and power in analysing organisations. These are related to two major issues in social science, firstly, the organisation of work, and secondly, the separation of ownership from control. It is essential reading for those studying organisation theory, sociology and economics and who want to learn more about the tensions between their disciplines.

Author : John Hassard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521484588

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Sociology and Organization Theory by John Hassard Pdf

It has been claimed that organisation theory is in a state of 'crisis'. This book traces the history of the orthodox systems theory paradigm in organisation studies from its foundations in positivist sociology, through its theoretical and empirical development under structural-functionalism, to its recent deconstruction by postmodernists. The analysis offers general support for the 'sociology-in-crisis' thesis, but takes issue with one of its main propositions, that paradigms are incommensurable. It is argued that paradigms are porous rather than hermetic phenomena, a fact which has profound implications for the theory building process. Based on language-game philosophy, a dialectical theory is developed to illustrate how seemingly exclusive idioms can be mediated. The enquiry provides a pluri-paradigm method for organisational research, and an epistemological framework for postmodern organisational analysis.

Author : Paul S. Adler
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199535231

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The Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies by Paul S. Adler Pdf

We live in a society of organisations, organisations which have profound and pervasive effects on our lives at work and beyond. Contemporary society and its organisations are in a period of accelerated, profound change. In this book, leading sociology and organsational scholars consider how 'classic' sociologists can help make sense of change.