Introduction to Formal Organizations, An

Brief, accessible, and practical, this self-contained primer explores the sociology of formal organizations and the ways they connect with reader' immediate experience in the current job market.

It introduces the history, context, theory (and some empirical studies) from which sociology has viewed the emergence and development of formal organizations, and considers complex organizations (e.g., large modern corporations), as well as smaller organizational units (e.g., teams)—with applications to profit as well as nonprofit service organizations.

KEY TOPICS: Weber and Bureaucracy. Taylor and Scientific Management. The Western Electric Studies and The Human Relations School.

Political and Market Contexts of Organizations. Management and Organizational Leadership. Organizational Ideologies. Management and Evaluation of Individual Performance and Productivity.

Management and Evaluation of Organizational Performance.

Future Professionals. MARKET: For anyone who works, or is interested, in a formal organization.