World of Work - Industrial Society and Human Relations

List of contents

Part One: Work in Modern Society; 1. World of Work; Part Two: Organization of Work; 2. Human Relations 3. Structures of Organizations 4. Behaviour Systems 5. Jobs, Positions, Offices 6. Group Life of Organizations 7. Institutional Bases of Decisions; Part Three: Working Population; 8. Labor Force 9. Backgrounds of Workers; Part Four: Getting Work Done; 10. Technology and Production 11. Automation and Human Relations 12. Motivation and Morale 13. Incentives 14. The Individual Worker 15. Individual Mobility 16. Work Groups and Work 17. Discontents and Grievances 18. Communication and Work; Part Five: Management of Work Organizations; 19. Work Rules and Their Enforcement 20. Management of Bureaucracy 21. Management as Leadership; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Robert Dubin

Summary

This book, first published in 1958, concerns American industry and commerce, and is devoted to what people do while they are working and reasons for their behaviour. This volume should prove valuable as an attempt to make systematic sense out of work in our industrial world.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Dubin, Robert (University of Reading Dubin, Dubin Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138708174
• ISBN: 978-1-138-70817-4
• No. of pages: 462
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Human Resource Management; Routledge Library Editions: Human Resource Management
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Business & Economics / General, Economics, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, Labour / income economics, Personnel & human resources management, Sociology: work & labour, Working patterns and practices, Personnel and human resources management, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General