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Formal organizations : a comparative approach /

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Upon its publication in 1962, this book became one of the founding texts of organizational sociology. Bringing together diverse approaches, it presented a new focus of interest: the formal organization. Blau and Scott raised the level of analysis from attention solely on individual participants and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blau, Peter Michael
Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors: Scott, W. Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Business Books, 2003.
Series:Stanford business classics.
Subjects:
Comparative organization.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Societies
Management.
Management Styles & Communication.
Business & Economics.
Organisation comparée.
Associations.
Comparative organization
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The nature and types of formal organizations
  • The organization and its publics
  • The social structure of work groups
  • Processes of communication
  • The role of the supervisor
  • Managerial control
  • The social context of organizational life
  • Organizational dynamics.