Argues that current "common sense" in management forms a historically and culturally specific way of thinking about work and society which is highly unlikely to be appropriate for the 21st century. Considers: some aspects of social relationships in the US in the period 1790-1870…
Presents a collection of essays that examine the largest corporation in America and includes information on its history and development as well as its impact on the American economy.
Voici la première synthèse des outils d'accompagnement du changement - individuel comme collectif. En 65 fiches pratiques, de " stratégie des Alliés " à " Zones d'incertitude ", outils, méthodes et concepts clés sont expliqués et remis en situation, de manière à vous permettre d…
Examines the emerging "trans-national virtual space", where labour and vast quantities of code and data cross national boundaries, but the workers themselves do not. Through an analysis of the work of computer programmers in India working for the U.S. software industry, the auth…
The role of large-scale business enterprise-big business and its managers- during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated for the first time in this pathmarking book. Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. the distinguished historian of business,…
Study on sociological aspects of workers participation, with particular reference to France - examines the collective functioning of large and small scale industryal enterprises, handicrafts-based enterprises, production cooperatives and voluntary organizations; considers the im…
"Women's participation in small- and microenterprise activities in less developed countries (LDCs) has seldom been dealt with either in analytical discussions or in empirical illustrations. This book aims to increase the visibility of such women microentrepreneurs by bringing th…
An introduction to organizing - Tactics for thinking about organizing - Interdependence and organizing - Interlocked behaviors and organizing - Natural selection and organizing - Enactment and organizing - Selection and organizing - Retention and organizing - Implications of org…
"A groundbreaking book that sheds new light on the vital importance of teams as the fundamental unit of organization and competition in the global economy"--Amazon. "Combing vivid reports of the latest scientific research, compelling case studies, and great storytelling, Team G…
Allen's powerful methods of stress-free performance at work and in live have a simple premise: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Now he has tweaked his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and added material that will he…
USA. Monograph on the nature of management control over the working class through capitalist work organization - illustrates with historical case studies, the failure to establish workers self management, and social implications of automatic control, monopoly, personnel manageme…
