On the Social Control of Industries

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2554522
AutoresMayer N Zald (University of Michigan, autor de correspondencia)
Año1978
Volumen57
Número1
Páginas79
Fecha de publicación1978-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Forces (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2577627
OpenAlexW4251939876
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4

One of the master trends of modern society is the emergence and growth of large, differentiated industry complexes. Yet our theory of social control is largely focused on the control of individuals, not industries. Understanding the processes of control requires integrating perspectives of several disciplines—economics, law, political science, and sociology. A relatively comprehensive theoretical framework of the middle range is proposed consisting of five main conceptual clusters, norms, performance curves, structural context, compliance capability and readiness, surveillance and sanction capacity of control agent. The framework helps us identify areas for further research and conceptualization, stakes out a sociological claim for involvement in an area of great policy relevance, and helps bridge the gap between two levels of analysis, society and complex organization

Bridge (graph theory) · Conceptual framework · Conceptualization · Context (archaeology) · Control (management) · Economics · Engineering ethics · Management · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Relevance (law) · Social control · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Information and Cyber Security · Law · Regulation and Compliance Studies