The Idea of Social Structure

2017-07-12 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Lewis A. Coser
Release : 2017-07-12
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Download or read book The Idea of Social Structure written by Lewis A. Coser. This book was released on 2017-07-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and compiled by friends and former students, The Idea of Social Structure honors Robert K. Merton, considered one of the premier sociologists of the twentieth century. Along with Talcott Parsons and Marion J. Levy, Merton was emphatic in his use of the term "social structure"—however different they were in defining and refining the term. The chapters in this volume address many of Merton's diverse sociological theories and, in turn, his theories' impact upon a very large sociological territory. The volume includes major statements on the context of working with Merton by Lewis A. Coser, Paul F. Lazarsfeld, Robert A. Nisbet, and Seymour Martin Lipset, as well as memorable statements covering Merton's interests in the sociology of knowledge and science, planning communities, medical education, relative deprivation, everyday life, political roles, and communication media. This is a powerful sourcebook for understanding the work of Merton and of his intellectual successors. Nisbet called the decade of the 1930s among the most vital and creative periods in American history. It was certainly a period of intense struggle—political, military, and ideological. But the formation of modern sociology was without question one of the crowning achievements in the scientific evolution of the century. The volume is sharply focused on Merton's work and deeply appreciative of the nature of his contribution. It is a landmark effort in the study of sociology as history.

The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis

2012-09-21 Social Science

Author : Walter W. Powell
Release : 2012-09-21
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis written by Walter W. Powell. This book was released on 2012-09-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long a fruitful area of scrutiny for students of organizations, the study of institutions is undergoing a renaissance in contemporary social science. This volume offers, for the first time, both often-cited foundation works and the latest writings of scholars associated with the "institutional" approach to organization analysis. In their introduction, the editors discuss points of convergence and disagreement with institutionally oriented research in economics and political science, and locate the "institutional" approach in relation to major developments in contemporary sociological theory. Several chapters consolidate the theoretical advances of the past decade, identify and clarify the paradigm's key ambiguities, and push the theoretical agenda in novel ways by developing sophisticated arguments about the linkage between institutional patterns and forms of social structure. The empirical studies that follow—involving such diverse topics as mental health clinics, art museums, large corporations, civil-service systems, and national polities—illustrate the explanatory power of institutional theory in the analysis of organizational change. Required reading for anyone interested in the sociology of organizations, the volume should appeal to scholars concerned with culture, political institutions, and social change.

International Organizations Revisited

2021-07-01 Political Science

Author : Dennis Dijkzeul
Release : 2021-07-01
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book International Organizations Revisited written by Dennis Dijkzeul. This book was released on 2021-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the sustained scholarly attention that the United Nations and international NGOs have received in the twenty-first century, they still remain under-researched from a management studies perspective. This volume brings together rich analyses of these organizations’ functioning, arguing that they are best understood as intermediaries between international decision-making and funding bodies in the developed world and initiatives that take place on the ground, primarily in the Global South. Based on current management research, this follow-up to Rethinking International Organizations (Berghahn, 2002) provides a wealth of both empirical and theoretical insights, along with practical recommendations how these organizations can function more effectively.

Social Structure and Organizations

1967 Industrial organization

Author : Arthur L. Stinchcombe
Release : 1967
Genre : Industrial organization
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Download or read book Social Structure and Organizations written by Arthur L. Stinchcombe. This book was released on 1967. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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