Antonio Lucas (Ed.

Sociology of Organizations
Madrid, Google Books, 2012
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Preface 1. Introduction: The Study of Organizations (A. Lucas) Sociology and Organizational Society From Industrial Sociology to Organizational Sociology Terminological Questions and Fields of Study Sociology of Organizations in Practice The First Industrial Revolution (A. Lucas) Key to a Historical Process Apparition of Industry Economic and Social Characteristics of Industrialization The Failure of the Industrial Revolution in Spain Workers Movements and Organization Advanced Industrial Societies (A. Lucas) Development towards Industrial Maturity Social and Economic Characteristics of Industrial Evolution Industrialization Process in Spain Post-Industrial Societies The Information Society (A. Lucas) From Industrial Society to Information Society Computers and Evolution of Society The Internet: A Network of Networks The New Information Technologies Lights and Shadows of the New Technologies Classical Theory of Organizations (P. Garca) The Beginnings of Sociology of Corporations and of Organizations Max Weber and the Expansion of Bureaucracy Taylor and the Scientific Organization of Work Critical Aspects of Taylorism Theorists of Formal Organizations Discovering the Informal Organization (P. Garcia y A. Lucas) The Hawthorne Studies and the Human Relations School Maslow and the Development of Human Motivations Barnards Organizational Man The Basis of Cooperation: Theory Y, Theory Z Systems Theory (P. Garcia y A. Lucas) A Perspective of Complexity Systemic Model Applied to the Study of Organizations Open Systems: Contingency Theories Dependence Theory Institutional Theories (P. Garca) Influence of Economic Theories of Organizations Organizations and Institutions: Selznick The Carnegie Model: Coalitions and Garbage Cans Myths, Rites, and Legitimacy in Organizations

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System of Roles (A. Lucas) The Role of Management The Role of Workers and its Evolution in Industrial Corporations The Technical Person in the Knowledge Society Other Roles in Organizations: Middle Management and Employees

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10. Social Structures (P. Garcia y A. Lucas) What are Social Structures? Dimensions of Social Structures Structure Design Networks and New Organizational Forms Life Cycles in Organizations 11. Organizational Culture (P. Garca) Importance of Organizational Culture Three Approaches Beliefs, Values, and Artifacts Functions of Culture 12. The Physical Structure of Organizations (P. Garca) Instruments, Processes, and Social Relations in Organizations Organizational Design and Identity Localization Decisions Localization and Learning: Cooperation and Competition 13. Labor Participation (A. Lucas) Sociological Perspective of Industrial Democracy Emergence of Organizational Participation Channels and Types of Participation Historical Models of Participation 14. Motivation as a Problem (A. Lucas) The Meaning of Work Motives and Motivation in Work Psychological Study of Satisfaction Theories of Satisfaction Labor Absenteeism 15. Communication Processes (A. Lucas) Importance of Communication Communication in Organizations Limitations and Issues in Internal Communications Issues in External Communications 16. The New Technologies and the Future of Work (A. Lucas) Work and Employment: Towards a Modern Perspective Current Debate about Work Work as Information Processing New Technologies and Employment Work as a Social Relation

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