The Social Psychology Of Industry
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What truly drives human behaviour in the workplace — ambition, fear, belonging, or something far more complex? The Social Psychology of Industry by J. A. C. Brown is a landmark work of applied psychology that examines the human element within industrial and organisational settings. Brown argues that understanding the psychological and social forces at play among workers, managers, and institutions is not merely academic — it is essential to the functioning of any modern enterprise. Drawing on a rich body of research, the book details how motivation, group dynamics, leadership, and communication shape the industrial world from the factory floor to the boardroom. Brown writes with clarity and authority, presenting dense psychological theory in an accessible, almost conversational style that made this Pelican Original a staple of mid-twentieth-century social science reading. The Social Psychology of Industry chronicles the evolution of industrial relations and human relations theory, situating the individual worker within the broader societal and institutional structures that define their experience. Decades after its original publication, the book's central questions remain urgently relevant: how do organisations shape people, and how do people, in turn, shape organisations?
Author: J. A. C. Brown
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What truly drives human behaviour in the workplace — ambition, fear, belonging, or something far more complex? The Social Psychology of Industry by J. A. C. Brown is a landmark work of applied psychology that examines the human element within industrial and organisational settings. Brown argues that understanding the psychological and social forces at play among workers, managers, and institutions is not merely academic — it is essential to the functioning of any modern enterprise. Drawing on a rich body of research, the book details how motivation, group dynamics, leadership, and communication shape the industrial world from the factory floor to the boardroom. Brown writes with clarity and authority, presenting dense psychological theory in an accessible, almost conversational style that made this Pelican Original a staple of mid-twentieth-century social science reading. The Social Psychology of Industry chronicles the evolution of industrial relations and human relations theory, situating the individual worker within the broader societal and institutional structures that define their experience. Decades after its original publication, the book's central questions remain urgently relevant: how do organisations shape people, and how do people, in turn, shape organisations?