Work Organisations /
Thompson, Paul
Work Organisations / Paul Thompson - 4th Ed. - London: Palgrave McMillan, 2009. - 527 p.
List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Preface
PART I: KEY ISSUES IN WORK AND ORGANIZATION
Studying Organisations: An Introduction The Emergence of Large Scale Organizations Taylor, Weber and the Bureaucratisation of Production Managing the Human Factor Organisations and Environments Culture, Companies and Countries in a Globalising Era Management Control and Resistance Power in Organizations Gender, Sexuality and Organizations Corporations and Culture: Reinventing Organization Man?
PART II: CONTEMPORARY CHANGES IN WORKING LIFE Introduction and Objectives The Bigger Picture: Society, Economy and Organizations Doing the Business: Hierarchies, Networks and the Governance of the Firm Labour in the Market: Flexible Futures? Work Systems and Divisions of Labour Knowledge and its Management Conclusions, Key Points and Further Reading for Part II
PART III: UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR: ISSUES AND AGENDAS Introduction Perception and Attitudes: Seeing What to Think Personality: Masks for Tasks Learning and Change Motivation: The Drive for Satisfaction Leadership: Might or Myth? Putting the Pressure on: Stress, Work, Well Being and Emotion From Groups to Teams Identity and Identity Work
PART IV: THEORISING ORGANIZATIONS Introduction and Objectives Resources for Orthodoxy Critical Alternatives Theory, Knowledge and Practice Further Reading to Part IV Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
9780230522220
Organization
Work environment
Management
658.1 / THO/W
Work Organisations / Paul Thompson - 4th Ed. - London: Palgrave McMillan, 2009. - 527 p.
List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Preface
PART I: KEY ISSUES IN WORK AND ORGANIZATION
Studying Organisations: An Introduction The Emergence of Large Scale Organizations Taylor, Weber and the Bureaucratisation of Production Managing the Human Factor Organisations and Environments Culture, Companies and Countries in a Globalising Era Management Control and Resistance Power in Organizations Gender, Sexuality and Organizations Corporations and Culture: Reinventing Organization Man?
PART II: CONTEMPORARY CHANGES IN WORKING LIFE Introduction and Objectives The Bigger Picture: Society, Economy and Organizations Doing the Business: Hierarchies, Networks and the Governance of the Firm Labour in the Market: Flexible Futures? Work Systems and Divisions of Labour Knowledge and its Management Conclusions, Key Points and Further Reading for Part II
PART III: UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR: ISSUES AND AGENDAS Introduction Perception and Attitudes: Seeing What to Think Personality: Masks for Tasks Learning and Change Motivation: The Drive for Satisfaction Leadership: Might or Myth? Putting the Pressure on: Stress, Work, Well Being and Emotion From Groups to Teams Identity and Identity Work
PART IV: THEORISING ORGANIZATIONS Introduction and Objectives Resources for Orthodoxy Critical Alternatives Theory, Knowledge and Practice Further Reading to Part IV Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
9780230522220
Organization
Work environment
Management
658.1 / THO/W