George Strauss

Biographic Data

ID5679182
NAMEGeorge Strauss
GIVEN NAMESGeorge
FAMILY NAMEStrauss
SIGNATURESTRAUSS G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS66
TOTAL CITATIONS48
AUTHOR COUNT65
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1952
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX3

  • Group Dynamics and Intergroup Relations

    George StraussCHAPTERSociology of Economic Life2018

    This chapter argues that a work organization is a complex, interdependent social system and that the analyst will be grossly misled by attempting to understand the localized situation in isolation. It looks briefly at the painting operation in which the learning problem occurred. A drastic change in one part of the system may give rise to conflict reactions from other parts of the system. It may then be dangerous for management to try a new appro…

  • Management, Workers' Participation in

    Open AccessGeorge Strau, George StraussOTHERThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of…2007References: 1

    Workers' participation in management (WPM), also known as organizational democracy, is a broad concept which covers a wide variety of institutional arrangements. Definitions abound, many ideologically loaded. At the minimum it is a process which allows employees to exert some influence over their work and the conditions under which they work

  • The American Workplace: Skills, Pay, and Employment Involvement

    Open AccessCasey Ichniowski, David I Levine et al.BOOKThe American Workplace2000

    Many managers are frustrated by a bewildering array of advice about what works in the workplace. This volume contributes to a growing consensus about effective workplace practices. The collection combines detailed studies of single industries (automobile assembly, apparel, and machine tools) with cross-industry studies of financial performance. Compared to most past investigations, the research here has better measures of both workplace practices…

  • Researching the World of Work: Strategies and Methods in Studying Industrial Relations

    Sarosh Kuruvilla, Keith Whitfield et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…2000

  • Organizational participation: Myth and Reality

    Frank A Heller, Eugen Pusic et al.BOOKOrganizational participation1998Cited by: 18

    In this book four experienced international analysts take the longer view and look at the changing forms of - and changing debates around - 'organizational participation'. They review an extensive literature of experiments and practical experiences through a critical evaluation of the available data to reach balanced conclusions about the importance and utility of this concept for organizations now and in the future.

  • Participation Works— If Conditions are Appropriate

    Frank Heller, Eugen Pusic et al.CHAPTEROrganizational participation1997

    The theme of this chapter is that, despite its ‘dark side’, just discussed, participation frequently ‘works’. True it works in a variety of ways. But this is understandable given its many forms. Further, it does not always ‘work’. For it to work, certain conditions must be met. Some of these requirements are quite substantial. Participation will not succeed if viewed as merely rhetoric or a gimmick. Success typically requires substantial changes …

  • Unions, Management, and Quality: Opportunities for Innovation and Excellence

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1997

    With over 15 million union workers and over 300,000 unionized establishments in the United States, managers must enlist the aid of unions to embrace quality efforts for enhanced competitiveness. This is the first book to address how unions and management can work together to improve a company's quality efforts and maximize performance. This unique guide presents examples from leading organizations in manufacturing, service, and public sectors

  • What Works at Work: Overview and Assessment

    Open AccessCasey Ichniowski, Thomas A Kochan et al.ARTICLEIndustrial Relations A Journal of…1996

    This article discusses why it is difficult to measure the effects of management practices on organizational performance. In spite of these difficulties, a collage of evidence suggests that innovative workplace practices can increase performance, primarily through the use of systems of related practices that enhance worker participation, make work design less rigid, and decentralize managerial tasks. A majority of U.S. businesses have adopted some…

  • The State of the Unions

    Jack Stieber, George Strau et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1993

  • A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations: An Analysis of a Social Interaction System

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.REVIEWIndustrial and Labor Relations…1992

  • Scale and Scope: The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism

    George Strauss, Amy ShuenREVIEWAdministrative Science Quarterly1991Cited by: 1

  • No Room at the Top: Underemployment and Alienation in the Corporation

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1985

  • Unions on the Board: An Experiment in Industrial Democracy.Eric Batstone , Anthony Ferner , Michael Terry

    George Strau, George StraussARTICLEAmerican Journal of Sociology1985

  • Taming Techniques for Public Purposes: Some Business Views and an Overview

    Richard A Loverd, William F Glueck et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review1982

  • Bargaining: Power, Tactics, and Outcomes

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.REVIEWIndustrial and Labor Relations…1982

  • Democracy, Authority, and Alienation in Work: Workers' Participation in an American Corporation

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1982

  • Managers and Work Reform: A Limited Engagement.Ivar Berg , Marcia Freedman , Michael Freeman

    George Strau, George StraussARTICLEAmerican Journal of Sociology1980Cited by: 1

  • Ten Thousand Working Days

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1979

  • Men and Women of the Corporation

    George Strau, George StraussREVIEWIndustrial and Labor Relations…1978Cited by: 3

    Introduction The Players And The Stage * Men and Women of the Corporation: The Population * Industrial Supply Corporation: The Setting Roles And Images * Managers * Secretaries * Wives Structures And Processes * Opportunity * Power * Numbers: Minorities and Majorities Understanding The Action * Contributions to Theory: Structural Determinants of Behavior in Organizations * Contributions to Practice: Organizational Change, Affirmative Action, and …

  • Managing Human Resources

    Myron D Fottler, Leonard R Sayles et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1978

  • Work Is Here to Stay, Alas

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1975

  • Minority Membership in Apprenticeship Programs in the Construction Trades: Comment

    George StraussARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1973

  • Minority Membership in Apprenticeship Programs in the Construction Trades: Comment

    Open AccessGeorge StraussARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1973

  • The Applicability of Organizational Sociology

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1973

  • The World of the Office Worker

    George Strau, George Strauss et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1972