{"product_id":"patterns-of-industrial-bureaucracy-alvin-w-gouldner-9780029127407","title":"Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScientific interest in bureaucracy and in the general theory of organization requires the accumulation of a large body of research data and empirical evidence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alvin W. Gouldner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0029127408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780029127407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.48w x 0.69d","brand":"Alvin W. Gouldner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992817434879,"sku":"9780029127407","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d518434c-0fc5-4aad-ac94-eb62fac7dc33.jpg?v=1683320969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/patterns-of-industrial-bureaucracy-alvin-w-gouldner-9780029127407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}