Work Organisations

PAUL THOMPSON is Professor of Organizational Analysis and Head of the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Strathclyde Business School, UK. In addition to many journal articles, Thompson has previously authored Democracy and Patricipation at Work, Palgrave; A Handbook of Work and Organisation, OUP; and the highly successful third edition of Work Organisations.DAVID MCHUGH is a Senior Lecturer in the HRM& Leadership Division at the Lancashire Business School, part of the University of Central Lancashire, UK.

• List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgementsPrefacePART I: KEY ISSUES IN WORK AND ORGANIZATIONStudying Organisations: An IntroductionThe Emergence of Large Scale OrganizationsTaylor, Weber and the Bureaucratisation of ProductionManaging the Human FactorOrganisations and EnvironmentsCulture, Companies and Countries in a Globalising EraManagementControl and ResistancePower in OrganizationsGender, Sexuality and OrganizationsCorporations and Culture: Reinventing Organization Man?PART II: CONTEMPORARY CHANGES IN WORKING LIFEIntroduction and ObjectivesThe Bigger Picture: Society, Economy and OrganizationsDoing the Business: Hierarchies, Networks and the Governance of the FirmLabour in the Market: Flexible Futures?Work Systems and Divisions of LabourKnowledge and its ManagementConclusions, Key Points and Further Reading for Part IIPART III: UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR: ISSUES AND AGENDASIntroductionPerception and Attitudes: Seeing What to ThinkPersonality: Masks for TasksLearning and ChangeMotivation: The Drive for Satisfaction Leadership: Might or Myth?Putting the Pressure on: Stress, Work, Well Being and EmotionFrom Groups to TeamsIdentity and Identity WorkPART IV: THEORISING ORGANIZATIONSIntroduction and ObjectivesResources for OrthodoxyCritical AlternativesTheory, Knowledge and PracticeFurther Reading to Part IVBibliographyName IndexSubject Index.