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100 _aThompson, Paul
245 0 _aWork Organisations /
_cPaul Thompson
250 _a4th Ed.
260 _aLondon:
_bPalgrave McMillan,
_c2009.
300 _a527 p.
505 _aList 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
650 _aOrganization
_aWork environment
_aManagement
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