Organizational Studies

Edited by a collective of 10 academics at the University of Warwick Business School, this collection reprints some of the most important works within organization studies from the 1970s to the 1990s. Outline of contents: Volume 1,Modes of Managementseeks to invert conventional approaches to managing. Volume 2,Objectivity and Othersfocuses upon issues of epistemology. Volume 3,Selves and Subjectsinvestigates areas hidden from orthodox organization studies Volume 4,Evil Empires?looks at the damaging effects of large organizations upon the lives of people. Together, the collection contains some 80 articles, drawn from the social sciences generally as well as organization studies specifically.Selected contents: 1.S.A. MarglinWhat do bosses do? The origins and functions of hierarchy in capitalist productionThe Division of Labour: The Labour Process and Class Struggle in Modern Capitalism[1976] 2.K.W. HoskinandR.H.MacveThe Genesis of Accountability: The West Point ConnectionsAccounting, Organizations and Society[1988] 3.R. JackallThe Social Structure of Mangerial WorkMoral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers[1988] 4.T.J. WatsonManagement: An Activity in Search of ItselfIn Search of Management: Culture, Chaos and Control in Managerial Work[1994] 5.C. HeckscherChanging the RulesWhite Collar Blues: ManagementLoyalties in an Age of Corporate Restructuring[1995] 6.M.B. CalasandL. SmircichDangerous Liasons: The 'Feminine-in-Management' Meets 'Globalization'Business Horizons[1993]