Uncommon Sense About Organizations: Cases, Studies, and Field Observations

PART ONE: THE IMPACT OF JOBS ON PEOPLE All in the Factory A Participant Observation The Colors of Collars Occupational Differences in Work Goals Humanization of Work A Matter of Values The Stress/Satisfaction Balance of Occupations Case Study IBM Typewriter Assembly Case Study Work Structuring at Philips PART TWO: POWER AND CONTROL IN ORGANIZATIONS Alienation at the Top People and Techniques in Budgeting The Poverty of Management Control Philosophy Case Study Communaute de Travail Boimondau Case Study Confrontation in the Cathedral Case Study Angola Coffee PART THREE: STUDIES IN TRAINING SETTINGS Looking at the Boss and Looking at Ourselves Perceptions of Others After a T-Group Predicting Managers' Career Success Businessmen and Business School Faculty A Comparison of Value Systems Frustrations of Personnel Managers