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The workplace within : psychodynamics of organizational life /

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In this revealing study, Larry Hirschhorn examines the rituals, or social defenses, organizations develop to cope with change. Using extended ease studies from offices, factories, and social services, he describes why these often irrational practices that fragment and injure individuals within the w...

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Main Author: Hirschhorn, Larry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1990, ©1988.
Series:MIT Press series on organization studies ; 8
Subjects:
Psychology, Industrial.
Industrial sociology.
Organizational behavior.
Human-machine systems.
Work design.
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this revealing study, Larry Hirschhorn examines the rituals, or social defenses, organizations develop to cope with change. Using extended ease studies from offices, factories, and social services, he describes why these often irrational practices that fragment and injure individuals within the workplace exist, how they operate, and how they can be reshaped to enhance people's work experience.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:0262275449
9780262275446
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/7306.001.0001