Tom Burns and G. M. Stalker
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198288787
- eISBN:
- 9780191684630
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198288787.001.0001
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Innovation, Organization Studies
First published in 1961, this book is a very influential book on organization theory and industrial sociology. The central theme of the book is the relationship between an organization and its ...
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First published in 1961, this book is a very influential book on organization theory and industrial sociology. The central theme of the book is the relationship between an organization and its environment — particularly technological and market innovations. Based on first-class scholarship, the book presents the now famous and ubiquitous classifications of ‘mechanistic’ and ‘organic’ systems. For this it has become justly famous, but the book is also a penetrating study of social systems within organizations and organizational dynamics.Less
First published in 1961, this book is a very influential book on organization theory and industrial sociology. The central theme of the book is the relationship between an organization and its environment — particularly technological and market innovations. Based on first-class scholarship, the book presents the now famous and ubiquitous classifications of ‘mechanistic’ and ‘organic’ systems. For this it has become justly famous, but the book is also a penetrating study of social systems within organizations and organizational dynamics.
TOM BURNS and G. M. STALKER
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198288787
- eISBN:
- 9780191684630
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198288787.003.0005
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Innovation, Organization Studies
This chapter provides empirical evidence with regard to the system of management as a dependent variable. It considers the structure and management in an organization for which technical and market ...
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This chapter provides empirical evidence with regard to the system of management as a dependent variable. It considers the structure and management in an organization for which technical and market conditions approximated very closely to stability. The main focus of this chapter is the system of management in the electrical engineering industry. It also describes different management systems operating in various concerns and presents the state of affairs at points in a continuum extending from extremely mechanistic to extremely organic systems.Less
This chapter provides empirical evidence with regard to the system of management as a dependent variable. It considers the structure and management in an organization for which technical and market conditions approximated very closely to stability. The main focus of this chapter is the system of management in the electrical engineering industry. It also describes different management systems operating in various concerns and presents the state of affairs at points in a continuum extending from extremely mechanistic to extremely organic systems.
