Table of contents
System Design and Social Reality: Formal and Informal Aspects of Administrative Control
Rolf HöyerWhen computers were first used in work organizations they were seen principally as devices able to perform simple and limited functions. In consequence they were used to automate…
A Change Strategy to Implement New Norms, New Styles and New Environment in the Work Organization
Richard N. OttawayWorker participation is suddenly a household word. It is being written about in the media and used in speeches as if it were a new piece of equipment, like a computer, that can be…
Role Conflict between Supervisor and Subordinate
Evert van de VliertOne of the most important role conflicts with which organization members are concerned is when a supervisor does not agree with a direct subordinate about what the latter ought to…
Salesmen's Reactions to a New Compensation Scheme
René Y DarmonThe area of salesman behaviour is characterized by a lack of theoretical and empirical research contrasting with the need for an understanding of salesman behaviour in the area of…
Fakers: A Study of Managers' Responses on a Personality Test
A.G.P. ElliottOne of the perennial problems which faces any human being trying to evaluate another is the fact that behaviour changes according to the situation in which the subject of enquiry…
Retirement Policy Formulation: A Systems Perspective
James W. Walker, Karl F. PriceRetirement: is it the ‘golden years’ or is it relegation to the ‘human scrapheap’? In reality, it may be either, depending on a multitude of factors interrelated in a complex…
ISSN:
0048-3486Online date, start – end:
1971Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Eddy Ng
- Professor Pauline Stanton