Donald R Van Houten
Biographic Data
| ID | 263049 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald R Van Houten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald R |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Houten |
| SIGNATURE | VAN HOUTEN D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Political Economy and Technical Control of Work Humanization in Sweden During the 1970s and 1980s
This article closely looks at the nature of the Swedish production system incorporating autonomous work groups, and the historical course the innovation has taken from its emergence in the early 1970s to its reversion in the 1980s. The article examines (1) whether managers were motivated by idealism or by labor shortages and protest; (2) whether or not the production system is a sophisticated form of technical control; (3) whether or not the inno…
Contract Consulting's Hidden Agenda: The Quest for Legitimacy in Government
In recent years state and local governments have relied increasingly on a silent partner—the contract consultant—who is neither accountable nor responsive to democratic control. After discussing the rise in government consulting, this article suggests that the hiring of consultants is frequently motivated by a hidden agenda: The quest for legitimacy. On the basis of brief case histories of contract consulting, we argue that legitimacy comes as mu…
Organizations and Environments
Managerial Strategies and the Worker: A Marxist Analysis of Bureaucracy
Systematic study of the sociology of organizations is almost absent in both the classical and modern Marxist traditions. Although some recent studies in the Marxist tradition show considerable promise, the field has been dominated by the Weberian perspective. The development of new theory should be informed by the Marxian concepts of (a) labor theory of value, (b) the forces and relations of production, (c) historical development of capitalism, a…
Managerial Strategies and the Worker: A Marxist Analysis of Bureaucracy
Behavioural Sciences in Management
Managerial Strategies and the Worker: A Marxist Analysis of Bureaucracy
Systematic study of the sociology of organizations is almost absent in both the classical and modern Marxist traditions. Although some recent studies in the Marxist tradition show considerable promise, the field has been dominated by the Weberian perspective. The development of new theory should be informed by the Marxian concepts of (a) labor theory of value, (b) the forces and relations of production, (c) historical development of capitalism, a…
Contract Consulting's Hidden Agenda: The Quest for Legitimacy in Government
In recent years state and local governments have relied increasingly on a silent partner—the contract consultant—who is neither accountable nor responsive to democratic control. After discussing the rise in government consulting, this article suggests that the hiring of consultants is frequently motivated by a hidden agenda: The quest for legitimacy. On the basis of brief case histories of contract consulting, we argue that legitimacy comes as mu…
Managerial Strategies and the Worker: A Marxist Analysis of Bureaucracy
Behavioural Sciences in Management
Managerial Strategies and the Worker: A Marxist Analysis of Bureaucracy
Managerial Strategies and the Worker: A Marxist Analysis of Bureaucracy
Systematic study of the sociology of organizations is almost absent in both the classical and modern Marxist traditions. Although some recent studies in the Marxist tradition show considerable promise, the field has been dominated by the Weberian perspective. The development of new theory should be informed by the Marxian concepts of (a) labor theory of value, (b) the forces and relations of production, (c) historical development of capitalism, a…
Organizations and Environments
Contract Consulting's Hidden Agenda: The Quest for Legitimacy in Government
In recent years state and local governments have relied increasingly on a silent partner—the contract consultant—who is neither accountable nor responsive to democratic control. After discussing the rise in government consulting, this article suggests that the hiring of consultants is frequently motivated by a hidden agenda: The quest for legitimacy. On the basis of brief case histories of contract consulting, we argue that legitimacy comes as mu…
The Political Economy and Technical Control of Work Humanization in Sweden During the 1970s and 1980s
This article closely looks at the nature of the Swedish production system incorporating autonomous work groups, and the historical course the innovation has taken from its emergence in the early 1970s to its reversion in the 1980s. The article examines (1) whether managers were motivated by idealism or by labor shortages and protest; (2) whether or not the production system is a sophisticated form of technical control; (3) whether or not the inno…
Political science (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Bureaucracy (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Capitalism (2 works) · Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 works) · Management (2 works)