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An empirical study of bureaucratic and post-bureaucratic characteristics in 90 workplaces
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- Bolin, Malin, 1974- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Sociologiska institutionen,Umeå University
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- Härenstam, Annika, 1949 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för arbetsvetenskap,Department of Work Science
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- London : Sage Publications, 2008
- 2008
- English.
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In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. - London : Sage Publications. - 0143-831X .- 1461-7099. ; 29:4, s. 541-564
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- The aim of the study was to explore bureaucratic and post- bureaucraticcharacteristics of organizational structure. A further aim was to investigate whether differences were related to types of industries. Eight organizational characteristics were measured, based on interviews with local managers at 90 workplaces in a broad sample of industries in mid-Sweden. The study showed that post-bureaucratic as well as bureaucratic characte ristics coexisted in most workplaces. The results are not in accordance with the rhetoric that considers bureaucracy obsolete in contemporary organizations. Significant differences were revealed between industries in seven of the eight characteristics.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- division of labour
- flexibility
- management
- organization
- working arrangements
- Sociology
- Sociologi
- Sociology
- sociologi
- division of labour
- flexibility
- management
- organization
- working arrangements
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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