Orientation Theory in Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2362778 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gunter Baurei, Gunter Baureiss (University of Manitoba, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 377-398 |
| Publication date | 1986-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work and Occupations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0730-8884 • E-ISSN: 1552-8464 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0730888486013003005 |
| OpenAlex | W2061756473 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Within the general framework of industrial sociology the social action approach is used to investigate the evaluative orientation of workers. Instrumental, bureaucratic, and solidaristic types of orientation, discussed by Goldthorpe et al. (1970), have shortcomings. This article offers an alternative perspective incorporating (a) Jung's telic orientation theory and its explanatory principle of reduction of uncertainty, (b) Parson's notions of social exchange and instrumental-expressive complexes of evaluative action or orientation, and (c) an ethical complex. The resulting instrumental, ethical, and expressive complexes are interpreted as three analytically distinct gradients of the uncertainty principle. These complexes form the basis on which evaluations by workers can be made. The utility of this modified theory of evaluative orientation is tested by applying it to an actual industrial setting. Data on workers' evaluations of the company, the supervisors, and their coworkers were collected. Factor analysis was performed to arrive at conceptual generalizations. The three factors yielded are interpreted as constructs of the workers' orientations. Separate factorial analyses according to company, type of technology, and skill level suggest some modification of these constructs
Bureaucracy · Epistemology · Sociology · Theory of reasoned action · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Computer Science · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Management Theory and Practice · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
Industrial organization
The affluent worker
Alienation and Freedom
Contradictions of work‐related attitudes and behaviour
Working
Talcott Parsons and the Theory of Action. II. The Continuity of the Development
Action theory and the human condition
Workers and Machines
Problems of an Industrial Society
Organizations as Action Generators
The Effect of Technology on Alienation from Work
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |