{"product_id":"9780029127407","title":"Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy","description":"Author: Alvin W. Gouldner\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780029127407\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Free Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 1964\u003cbr\u003ePages: 282\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvin W. Gouldner takes readers through a case study of modern factory administrations in order to reveal the relations between workers and management at an industrial plant and in the community outside of it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n The process of bureaucratization is found to be composed of three distinct tendencies: the “mock bureaucratization” pattern, characterized by the failure to enforce or obey rules; the “representative” pattern, where rules are both enforced by management and obeyed by works; or the “punishment-centered bureaucracy,” where management attempts regular enforcement, but is resisted by workers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Scientific interest in bureaucracy and in the general theory of organization requires the accumulation of a large body of research data and empirical evidence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePatterns of Industrial Bureaucracy\u003c\/i\u003e, informed through by a strong theoretical grasp of the material, is one of the major contributions to the literature of these fields.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46914424897694,"sku":"HPC-9780029127407","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780029127407.jpg?v=1780036184","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780029127407","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}