Power And Powerlessness In Industry: An Analysis Of The Social Relations Of Production by Rosemary Harris

This is a socio-anthropological study of two ammonia plants in the UK focused on rela tions among supervisors, operators and managers, the attitudes of men to shop stewards, as well as the relationship between the skilled trade people and the rest of the personnel. Contrary to the position taken by marxist scholars, the author questions the significance of class boun daries in the explanation of what actually happens in the daily work at shop floor level. The «diabolic» interpretation of managers as exploiters and clever manipulators is out of reality in the settings studied in depth on the basis of interviews and observation. The management peo ple appear here rather as not adequately prepared to appreciate the goodwill potential represented by the rank-and-file and they do not respond enough to the justified worries of the personnel regarding the security of jobs, adequate fulfillment of work duties, handling the waste pockets, application of the skills, and the initiative potential represented by the subor dinates. This 1987 Tavistock Publications Hardback is in good condition. DJ.

ISBN: 9780422609203 SKU: 1579035 This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1579035
Location: Politics