Resumé
of social change connected with the introduction of semi-autonomous working groups in a Danish electronic manufacturing plant. It is shown that the historically developed norms and culture of the organization—referred to here as the social constitution of the company—contribute to the creation of profound, ambivalent attitudes among management as well as workers towards more fundamental
changes of work content and organization. Finally, the implications for strategic management for the development of work at the company level are discussed.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Technology Analysis & Strategic Management |
| Vol/bind | 12 |
| Udgave nummer | 1 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 59-74 |
| Antal sider | 16 |
| ISSN | 0953-7325 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - mar. 2000 |
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Strategic Management and the Politics of Production in the Development of Work : A Case Study in a Danish Electronic Manufacturing Plant. / Olsén, Peter; Clausen, Christian.
I: Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Bind 12, Nr. 1, 03.2000, s. 59-74.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategic Management and the Politics of Production in the Development of Work
T2 - A Case Study in a Danish Electronic Manufacturing Plant
AU - Olsén, Peter
AU - Clausen, Christian
PY - 2000/3
Y1 - 2000/3
N2 - After presenting diÚ erent conceptions of work politics in industrial sociology and sociology of organization, the authors argue that changes in work and technology, and hence the politics of work, may be better comprehended through a concept of the social constitution of the company. Subsequently, this concept is used as a theoretical and methodological basis for an in-depth case study of the processes of social change connected with the introduction of semi-autonomous working groups in a Danish electronic manufacturing plant. It is shown that the historically developed norms and culture of the organization—referred to here as the social constitution of the company—contribute to the creation of profound, ambivalent attitudes among management as well as workers towards more fundamental changes of work content and organization. Finally, the implications for strategic management for the development of work at the company level are discussed.
AB - After presenting diÚ erent conceptions of work politics in industrial sociology and sociology of organization, the authors argue that changes in work and technology, and hence the politics of work, may be better comprehended through a concept of the social constitution of the company. Subsequently, this concept is used as a theoretical and methodological basis for an in-depth case study of the processes of social change connected with the introduction of semi-autonomous working groups in a Danish electronic manufacturing plant. It is shown that the historically developed norms and culture of the organization—referred to here as the social constitution of the company—contribute to the creation of profound, ambivalent attitudes among management as well as workers towards more fundamental changes of work content and organization. Finally, the implications for strategic management for the development of work at the company level are discussed.
U2 - 10.1080/095373200107238
DO - 10.1080/095373200107238
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
SP - 59
EP - 74
JO - Technology Analysis & Strategic Management
JF - Technology Analysis & Strategic Management
SN - 0953-7325
IS - 1
ER -