The Organizational Society: An Analysis And A Theory
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Age tanning throughout
What does it mean to live and work inside the vast machinery of modern bureaucracy? The Organizational Society presents a landmark sociological study that dissects the profound psychological and social consequences of life within large-scale organizations. Robert Presthus constructs a rigorous analytical framework, identifying three dominant personality types — the upward-mobiles, the indifferents, and the ambivalents — to illustrate how individuals adapt, conform, or resist the relentless demands of institutional life. Set against the backdrop of mid-twentieth century America, the work argues that the bureaucratic organization has become the defining structure of modern existence, reshaping human values, ambitions, and identities in ways both subtle and sweeping. Presthus writes with the incisive authority of a scholar equally at home in sociology, political science, and organizational theory, producing a text that is as analytically precise as it is culturally provocative. His work stands as a critical counterpoint to uncritical celebrations of corporate and governmental efficiency, urging readers to confront the human costs hidden within organizational charts and hierarchies. A Cornville Edition published by Vintage Books, this volume remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the invisible forces that structure modern social and professional life — and to ask whether the organizations we build ultimately serve us, or we serve them.
Author: Robert Presthus
Format: Paperback
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Age tanning throughout
What does it mean to live and work inside the vast machinery of modern bureaucracy? The Organizational Society presents a landmark sociological study that dissects the profound psychological and social consequences of life within large-scale organizations. Robert Presthus constructs a rigorous analytical framework, identifying three dominant personality types — the upward-mobiles, the indifferents, and the ambivalents — to illustrate how individuals adapt, conform, or resist the relentless demands of institutional life. Set against the backdrop of mid-twentieth century America, the work argues that the bureaucratic organization has become the defining structure of modern existence, reshaping human values, ambitions, and identities in ways both subtle and sweeping. Presthus writes with the incisive authority of a scholar equally at home in sociology, political science, and organizational theory, producing a text that is as analytically precise as it is culturally provocative. His work stands as a critical counterpoint to uncritical celebrations of corporate and governmental efficiency, urging readers to confront the human costs hidden within organizational charts and hierarchies. A Cornville Edition published by Vintage Books, this volume remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the invisible forces that structure modern social and professional life — and to ask whether the organizations we build ultimately serve us, or we serve them.