Alvin W. Gouldner’s scientific contributions

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Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy
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June 1954

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380 Citations

The American Catholic Sociological Review

Joseph M. Fallon

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Alvin W. Gouldner

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... Research on social relations was a central focus in classical, sociological studies of formal organizations, from small groups within bureaucracies (Blau, 1963), industrial organizations (Gouldner, 1964), to government bureaucracies (Merton, 1952;Scott & Davis, 2007). A major theme emerging in these early studies was the prevalence of informal relations that significantly deviate from the rational image of the Weberian bureaucracy. ...

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What Can the Research on Chinese Bureaucracy Do for Organization Theory?
Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy
  • Citing Article
  • June 1954

The American Catholic Sociological Review