Understanding Organizations

Social life is a collective process, and virtually all of social life in contemporary industrial nations is shaped by formal organizations and recognized social institutions. One can no longer hope to understand a complex society without understanding its organizations, any more than one can fully understand organizational life without grasping the social processes that shape it.Understanding Organizations takes a fresh look at the sociology of organizations, blending classic theories of industrial society with contemporary cultural studies, labor studies, social movement theory, and the role of nonprofits. In each chapter, Lune describes the major ideas and the new work that define the topic, as well as asking how these assumptions came about and how they impact us in our daily lives.This book will be the ideal companion to courses on organizations across the social sciences, and has insights to offer all students of organized life, whether one is interested in entering the corporate world, starting an arts organization, or mobilizing for social change.

ISBN:	9780745644271
Publisher:	Polity Press
Imprint:	Polity Press
Published date:	22 Oct 2010
DEWEY:	302.35
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	216
Weight:	598g
Height:	263mm
Width:	178mm
Spine width:	19mm

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