Raimo Blom
Biographic Data
| ID | 4144140 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raimo Blom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raimo |
| FAMILY NAME | Blom |
| SIGNATURE | BLOM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tampere |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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Associational Activeness and Attitudes towards Political Citizenship in Finland from a Comparative Perspective
This article first focuses on the development of the system of associations and association memberships in Finland as well as additional forms of political participation from a comparative perspective and, second, expands the examination by analysing ‘objective’ and ‘subjective’ dimensions of participation, i.e., the development of the number of Finnish association memberships and people's ideas of, and attitudes towards political citizenship. Th…
Information Society and the Transformation of Organizations in Finland
In this article, the authors analyze and evaluate the nature of organizational change in Finland. This is against the backdrop of social theories that emphasize the transformation of work based on new technology and increasing knowledge intensity. Our empirical data are drawn from three case studies: Metso Automation, the global market leader in paper and pulp machine automation; Telenor, which produces and sells internet-based business catalogs;…
Social Contradictions in Informational Capitalism
Along with the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), work processes are becoming ever more knowledge intensive. In keeping with this trend, the number of informational (or knowledge) workers in Finland has more than tripled from 12% in 1988 to 39% in 2000. What makes the Finnish case unique and interesting is the exceptional speed with which the information sector of the economy has grown. A few years after facing the mo…
The Economic System and the Work Situation
The article compares the work situations of five occupational groups in Finland and Estonia: industrial workers, clerical employees, technicians, teachers and managers. The main concern is with the structuration of the work situation, of which four aspects are given central attention: 1) objective characteristics, 2) the reproduction situation, 3) the nature of work, and 4) developmental aspects of work and the subjective experiences of qualifica…
The Relevance of Class Theory
1. The problems involved in an attempt to outline class structure are also encountered at the other levels of class research and class theory (e.g. class consciousness and action). 2. Class action necessarily suggests the problem of how individual consciousness, action, and collective organization are related. 3. Apart from these constitutional problems, class research always has a theoretical problem to decide: the relation between class theory …
Public Opinion About the Functioning of Social Institutions
The aim of the study was to measure images concerning the successfulness of the functioning of seven social institutions. The data are based on a nation wide representative Finnish survey. Institutions as attitude-objects were Provincial Governments, Judiciary, Old-Age Pension system, Church, Municipal Social Service Authorities, Parliament, and Taxation Authorities. The study has two specific aims: (1) to descripc the range, averages and dimensi…
Social Contradictions in Informational Capitalism
Along with the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), work processes are becoming ever more knowledge intensive. In keeping with this trend, the number of informational (or knowledge) workers in Finland has more than tripled from 12% in 1988 to 39% in 2000. What makes the Finnish case unique and interesting is the exceptional speed with which the information sector of the economy has grown. A few years after facing the mo…
Information Society and the Transformation of Organizations in Finland
In this article, the authors analyze and evaluate the nature of organizational change in Finland. This is against the backdrop of social theories that emphasize the transformation of work based on new technology and increasing knowledge intensity. Our empirical data are drawn from three case studies: Metso Automation, the global market leader in paper and pulp machine automation; Telenor, which produces and sells internet-based business catalogs;…
The Relevance of Class Theory
1. The problems involved in an attempt to outline class structure are also encountered at the other levels of class research and class theory (e.g. class consciousness and action). 2. Class action necessarily suggests the problem of how individual consciousness, action, and collective organization are related. 3. Apart from these constitutional problems, class research always has a theoretical problem to decide: the relation between class theory …
Associational Activeness and Attitudes towards Political Citizenship in Finland from a Comparative Perspective
This article first focuses on the development of the system of associations and association memberships in Finland as well as additional forms of political participation from a comparative perspective and, second, expands the examination by analysing ‘objective’ and ‘subjective’ dimensions of participation, i.e., the development of the number of Finnish association memberships and people's ideas of, and attitudes towards political citizenship. Th…
Public Opinion About the Functioning of Social Institutions
The aim of the study was to measure images concerning the successfulness of the functioning of seven social institutions. The data are based on a nation wide representative Finnish survey. Institutions as attitude-objects were Provincial Governments, Judiciary, Old-Age Pension system, Church, Municipal Social Service Authorities, Parliament, and Taxation Authorities. The study has two specific aims: (1) to descripc the range, averages and dimensi…
The Relevance of Class Theory
1. The problems involved in an attempt to outline class structure are also encountered at the other levels of class research and class theory (e.g. class consciousness and action). 2. Class action necessarily suggests the problem of how individual consciousness, action, and collective organization are related. 3. Apart from these constitutional problems, class research always has a theoretical problem to decide: the relation between class theory …
The Economic System and the Work Situation
The article compares the work situations of five occupational groups in Finland and Estonia: industrial workers, clerical employees, technicians, teachers and managers. The main concern is with the structuration of the work situation, of which four aspects are given central attention: 1) objective characteristics, 2) the reproduction situation, 3) the nature of work, and 4) developmental aspects of work and the subjective experiences of qualifica…
Social Contradictions in Informational Capitalism
Along with the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), work processes are becoming ever more knowledge intensive. In keeping with this trend, the number of informational (or knowledge) workers in Finland has more than tripled from 12% in 1988 to 39% in 2000. What makes the Finnish case unique and interesting is the exceptional speed with which the information sector of the economy has grown. A few years after facing the mo…
Information Society and the Transformation of Organizations in Finland
In this article, the authors analyze and evaluate the nature of organizational change in Finland. This is against the backdrop of social theories that emphasize the transformation of work based on new technology and increasing knowledge intensity. Our empirical data are drawn from three case studies: Metso Automation, the global market leader in paper and pulp machine automation; Telenor, which produces and sells internet-based business catalogs;…
Associational Activeness and Attitudes towards Political Citizenship in Finland from a Comparative Perspective
This article first focuses on the development of the system of associations and association memberships in Finland as well as additional forms of political participation from a comparative perspective and, second, expands the examination by analysing ‘objective’ and ‘subjective’ dimensions of participation, i.e., the development of the number of Finnish association memberships and people's ideas of, and attitudes towards political citizenship. Th…
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Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Politics (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Research in Social Sciences (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)