Social theory for action : how individuals and organizations learn to change

Author(s)

• Whyte, William Foote

Bibliographic Information

Social theory for action : how individuals and organizations learn to change

William Foote Whyte

Sage Publications, c1991

• pb

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

How do individuals, groups and organizations function? Exploring this question, the noted sociologist William Foote Whyte develops a comprehensive theory of individual motivation, social interaction and organizational learning by drawing upon research on social settings, industrial organizations and agricultural development. Committed to the concept of participation as a strategy both for organizational functioning and for research, Whyte convincingly demonstrates the efficacy of his views in examples as diverse as Peruvian potato farmers, Spanish work cooperatives and Fortune 500 corporations.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE: PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURE Discovering What Ain't So in Agricultural Research and Development The Context for Organizational Learning in Agricultural Research and Development Developing the Guatemalan Model Potatoes, Peasants and Professionals International Diffusion in Agricultural Participation PART TWO: PARTICIPATION IN INDUSTRY Discovering What Ain't So in Industrial Relations Social Research On Organizational Behavior in Industry Organizational Learning Internationally Organizational Learning in North American Industry Coping with the New Manufacturing Organization Analyzing an Organizational Culture American Diffusion in Industrial Participation PART THREE: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS Why and How Do Participatory Practices Work? Motivation in a Socio-Economic Context Costs and Benefits in Elementary Transactional Relationships Costs and Benefits in Complex Transactional Relationships Combining Joint-Payoffs with Multi-Objective Planning Determinants of Meaning of Rewards and Penalties PART FOUR: INTEGRATING THEORY AND PRACTICE Theory and Practice in Agriculture and Industry Theory and Practice in Applied Social Research Methods

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA12453232
• ISBN:
  • 0803941668
  • 0803941676
• LCCN: 91006941
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Newbury Park, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 301 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : H62
  • DC20 : 302.3/5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Action research
  • LCSH : Social participation
  • LCSH : Management -- Employee participation
  • LCSH : Organizational behavior
  • LCSH : Organizational change
  • LCSH : Agriculture -- Research