{"product_id":"patterns-of-industrial-bureaucracy-9780029127407","title":"Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alvin W. Gouldner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Free Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Free Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Industrial Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvin W. Gouldner takes readers through a case study of modern factory administrations in order to reveal the relations between workers and management at an industrial plant and in the community outside of it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe process of bureaucratization is found to be composed of three distinct tendencies: the \"mock bureaucratization\" pattern, characterized by the failure to enforce or obey rules; the \"representative\" pattern, where rules are both enforced by management and obeyed by works; or the \"punishment-centered bureaucracy,\" where management attempts regular enforcement, but is resisted by workers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScientific interest in bureaucracy and in the general theory of organization requires the accumulation of a large body of research data and empirical evidence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatterns of Industrial Bureaucracy\u003c\/i\u003e, informed through by a strong theoretical grasp of the material, is one of the major contributions to the literature of these fields.","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408165593239,"sku":"9780029127407","price":1923.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780029127407.webp?v=1767672214","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/patterns-of-industrial-bureaucracy-9780029127407","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}