The Iron Cage Revisited

Download or read book The Iron Cage Revisited written by R. Bruce Douglass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the enduring relevance of Weber's thought by challenging the notion that with the apparent triumph of freedom, contemporary Western societies have escaped from Weber's 'iron cage'.

Download or read book The Iron Cage Revisited written by Paul DiMaggio and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Iron Cage Revisited written by R. Bruce Douglass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the start of the twentieth century, when Germany, among other nations, was undergoing industrialization, Max Weber famously characterized modern life in words that have often been translated as "iron cage." During the industrial era, that image caught on and was often used by scholars to express concerns about the extent to which the actual character of modern life contradicted its emancipatory promise. But we are living in a different time now, when the conditions under which we live seem to be quite different from the ones that pertained in Weber's day. It is a time when, in some respects at least, life seems to be freer and more conducive to experimentation, which has led some people to conclude that our societies have escaped from Weber's "cage." But is that really true? This book challenges that notion, considering the consequences for our way of life of the triumph of neoliberalism as a political force.

Download or read book Economics Meets Sociology in Strategic Management written by Joel Baum and published by JAI Press Incorporated. This book was released on 2000-07-20 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing interaction between economists and sociologists engaged in the study of organizations' strategies. This volume moves the discussion to the next level by focusing the discussion, and taking a step toward systematizing some of the relationships between economic and sociological approaches to strategic management.

Download or read book The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis written by Walter W. Powell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long a fruitful area of scrutiny for students of organizations, the study of institutions is undergoing a renaissance in contemporary social science. This volume offers, for the first time, both often-cited foundation works and the latest writings of scholars associated with the "institutional" approach to organization analysis. In their introduction, the editors discuss points of convergence and disagreement with institutionally oriented research in economics and political science, and locate the "institutional" approach in relation to major developments in contemporary sociological theory. Several chapters consolidate the theoretical advances of the past decade, identify and clarify the paradigm's key ambiguities, and push the theoretical agenda in novel ways by developing sophisticated arguments about the linkage between institutional patterns and forms of social structure. The empirical studies that follow—involving such diverse topics as mental health clinics, art museums, large corporations, civil-service systems, and national polities—illustrate the explanatory power of institutional theory in the analysis of organizational change. Required reading for anyone interested in the sociology of organizations, the volume should appeal to scholars concerned with culture, political institutions, and social change.

Download or read book Leadership in Administration written by Philip Selznick and published by Quid Pro Books. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundational study of how institutions work and how leadership promotes them. Often cited in many fields and consistently assigned to classes in a variety of departments -- including sociology and business, and executive training in management and military leadership -- this book is considered to have virtually created the modern field of institutional-leadership management. It is still recognized as a lively and accessible presentation of the institutionalist school's answer to traditional "rationalist" approaches. Selznick's analysis goes beyond efficiency and traditional loyalty: he examines the more nuanced variables of effective leadership of organizations in business, education, government, the military, and labor. Quality, authorized ebook format includes linked notes and Contents and embedded pagination from print editions for continuity of referencing and classroom adoptions across all platforms.

Download or read book The New Economic Sociology written by Frank Dobbin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2004-07-26 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dobbin presents twenty classic, representative articles in the field of economic sociology and organizes them according to four themes. He thus introduces the field and its history to students and establishes a schema for interpreting the field based on what it hopes to achieve.