Organizations in America: Analysing Their Structures and Human Resource Practices
David Knoke (Editor), Arne L. Kalleberg (Editor), Peter V. Marsden (Editor), Joe L. SpaethBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
Based on the findings of the National Organizations Study, Organizations in America provides a comprehensive review of the first national survey of organizations in the United States. Using a statistically representative sample, this work is the most authoritative database on the workings of organizations available. The principal investigators of the study use this data set to define what we know about the structures and human resource practice in U.S. organizations and describes the National Organizations study and its implications; specific employment practices - hiring, training, promotion, performance measurement, benefit packages, contingent work - and how they compare between different businesses and business sectors; and differences between male and female employees. This breakthrough publication is an indispensable reference tool for those in the areas of organizational studies, human resources, sociology of work, industrial psychology, social stratification, labor, and labor economics.Synopsis
This volume presents an authoritative database on the workings of organizations in the United States. It describes the National Organizations Study, the first national survey of organizations in the US using a statistically representative sample. As well as outlining the study and the major conclusions it reaches, the book also looks at specific employment practices - hiring, training, promotion, performance measurement, benefit packages and contingent work - and how they compare between different businesses and business sectors. Differential treatment of employees according to ethnicity and gender is examined as part of the analysis of these topics.
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Reports and analyzes the results of the 1991 National Organizations Study, which collected data on a representative sample of US work establishments. Provides information about structure, context, personnel practices, and other dimensions that shed light on social behavior in workplaces. After explaining the design of the project, presents conclusions on such matters as bureaucratic structure for coordination and control, job training, unions and internal labor markets, and patterns of gender segregation. Paper edition (unseen), $27.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)