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The State, Class and the Recession (Routledge Revivals)
Series: Routledge Revivals
The contributions to this edited collection, first published in 1983, are based on two underlying themes. The first examines the major recession that took hold of the global economy during the 1980s and assesses its effects on key areas of social structure, including political and economic...
To Be Published August 22nd 2013 by Routledge
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Class, Politics and the Economy (Routledge Revivals)
Series: Routledge Revivals
This study, first published in 1986, provides a systematic account of the processes and structure of class formation in the major advanced capitalist societies. The focus is on the organizational mechanisms of class cohesion and division, theoretically deriving from a neo-Marxian perspective....
To Be Published August 22nd 2013 by Routledge
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Power, Rule and Domination (RLE: Organizations)
A Critical and Empirical Understanding of Power in Sociological Theory and Organizational Life
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations
This volume presents a critical analysis of sociological theorizing and power which enables the reader to grasp fully the nature of power, rule and domination in organizational life. By making use of the discussions he recorded at a construction site, the author brings the reader into contact with...
Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
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The Theory of Power and Organization (RLE: Organizations)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations
In this book the author develops a theory of power and organization, derived from a critical consideration of a literature extending across sociology, political science, philosophy and organization theory. The book raises and answers some of the issues which are important in the construction of a...
Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
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Critical Issues in Organizations (RLE: Organizations)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations
This collection highlights a number of directions in which organization theory could develop. It also argues the need for an historical analysis of the sociology of organizations. Other issues discussed are the ideological stance of contemporary organization theory and the limiting framework that...
Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
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Organization, Class and Control (RLE: Organizations)
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...
Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
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Time in Organizational Research
Series: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
Today there is widespread awareness of the fact that time has been under-investigated in organizational studies. This book addresses the need to bridge the gap between the predominantly "timeless" theories and models that scholars have produced and the daily experiences of employees and managers,...
Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge
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Management Ethics
Contemporary Contexts
Ethics has become big business but have businesses become ethical? This is a central question for today’s managers. Managing ethics is critical in an era characterized by unprecedented corporate power and a myriad of competing ethical traditions. Giving new insights into the...
Published June 29th 2006 by Routledge