The Paradigm That Changed the Work Place: With Contributions of Hans Van Beinum, Fred Emery, Bjoern Gustavsen and Ulbo De Sitter (Social Science for Social Action: Toward Organizational Renewal)

343 Pages·1993·5.557 MB·English

by  Frans M. van Eijnatten

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LisotfF igures X
LisotfT ables xii
LisotfB oxes xiv
Preface xvi
TheA uthor xviii
Acknowledgements xix
ForewboyrH dans vanB einum xxi
1 STSDA: P ersoRneaclo nstruction 1
1.1I ntroduction 1
1.2S ome InSittaitaelmt eoEn xtpsl otrhFeei eld 2
1.3B asEidci toCroinasli deraantdSi toynJlsue s tificat4i ons
1.4G enerOarlga nizatoifto hnBe o oakn dC haptOeurtslin'e 6
2 STSD: ToSwoamrRedo so Dte finitioonsft hPea radigm 9
2.1I ntroduction 9
2.2S TSDB:r iCehfa racteorfCi osnttiecnst 9
2.3S TSD MesGsoaaglMesi:,s siaonndM etaphor 12
2.4S TSEDn quiSroym:Me e thodolCoognsiicdaelr ations1 5
2.5S TSIDm ages: MialnedDs etvoenleosp Tmreanjte cto1r6i es
3 STSDI:n itFioarlm ulaotfit ohPnea sr adigm 21
3.1I ntroduction 21
3.2T heP ioneeRroilonefgT avistock 22
3.2K.e1n B amforRteh-'Dsi scoofva We orrykT raditi22o n
3.2A.c2t iRoens eaarstc hhMe e rCeo nteoxfDt i scove2r5y
3.2L.a3t eSnTtS aDn dt hCeo ntagSiporuesa dainndg
Adoptioofna nO pen-SysVtieemws 26
3.2S.T4S D-SpCeocnicfiecDp etv eloptmoeS nutp potrhte
NexPth ase 29
3.3C lassSiTcSaDl 32
3.3T.h1eI nspiroaftt hiNeoo nr weagnIi ndustrial
DemocraPcryoam gmre 32
3.3T.h2eD iffusoifoI nn dusDtermioaclr Iadciyo:vm e rsus
Replica 34
continuatiooftn a bloefc onteonntt sh en expta ge
TheP araditghmaC th angtehdWe o rPkl a-cTea bolfeC ontents vii
3.3T.h3e M ethodAipcparlo atcohw arIdnsd ustrial
Democracy 36
3.3A.n4O utlinoef B asCiocn ceipntC lsa ssical ST3S8D
3.3A.n5I mpresosfPi roonj aescR tesp orint tehde
Literature 44
4 STSDM:o demV ariaonftt hsPe a radigm 45
4.1I ntroduction 45
4.2V ariaAn:Pt a rticiDpeastiigvne 46
4.2T.h1e A ustraSloilanu ttioto hnPe r obloefDm i ffus4i6o n
4.2P.D2a ndt hEed ucoantiaAlp proatcohw arLdesa rning 51
4.2F.u3r tDhiefrf uosfit ohDnei ffuMsoidoenl 53
4.3V ariBa:nI tn tegOrragla nizaRteinoenwaall 58
4.3T.h1e D utcSho luttioto hnPe r obloefIm n tegDreasli5 gn8
4.3I.O2R atnhdBe a lanMcodee l BoansS eodc ial
Interaction 61
4.3T.h3e P articiPpraotcioevfsOe sr ganizational
Renewoaftl h Fei rm 66
4.4V ariCa:nt DemocDriaatliocg ue 68
4.4T.h1e S candinSaovliuatnti oto hnPe r obloefm
Diffusion 68
4.4T.h2e C onceopfDt e mocratic aDnidta hlTeoh geuoer y
ofI ntegrLaatinngg uaangdeP ractice 71
4.4T.h3e D DT rajecCtroeraytinS:gc opbeyE ngagiinn g
a BroaEdc ologPircoacle ss 73
4.5V ariDa:nM to demS TSiDn N ortAhm erica 76
5 EpistemoalnodgM iectahlo dolFoogunidcaatli ons 81
5.1I ntroduction 81
5.2 Scientific-PPhoiinltoss otaphnhiNedca atulr e of
ExplanaDtioargyr ams 82
5.3T heP robloeftm h 'eO pennoefSs yss't emsVo na nd
BertalsaL nefafpy ' 86
5.4T heD evelopomfSe ynstt eCmosn ceapntds Iintfsl uence
onS TSMDo delling 90
5.5 STSMDe thoandds t hEev olutofiM oond eflosAr n alysis
andD esign 96
5.6 STSPDr actanidc thee C ontrovReergsayr dDiensgi gn
Content Pvreorcseusss 111
continuoatifto anbo lfce o nteonntt hsne e xpta ge
viii TheP aradtihgamCt h angtehdWe o rPkl a-cTea bolfeC ontents
6 A CritEivcaallu aotfti hoSenT SPDa radigm 112
6.1 Introduction 112
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6.2 ConstructivCer iticviesrmsW uisd esprPeraed- Judgements
and KnowleGdagpes 113
6.3 Further Aonfta hlSeyT sSiPDsa radigm 116
6.3A. 1S ystemCaotmipca riosfDo env elopTmreanctk s
andV ariants 116
6.3A. 2T entaCtliavses ifoifcS aTtSiADo pnp roache1s2 4
6.4S tarttihnDege bate 129
6.4M.e1t hodolRoegniecwaoalftl h SeT SPDa radig1m2 9
6.4D.e2g roefEe l aborina Ttieornmo sfan Open-Systems
Approach 132
6.4A. 3F urthEexra minatoifBo ans Ciocn ceanpdt s
Theory Formation 137
6.4S.o4m Cel osLeoro aktt hDei verosfiS toyc io-
TechnMiectahlo ds 144
6.4A. 5C onciCrsiet ioqfSu TeS PDr actice 145
7 TheF utuorfte h Seo cTieoc-hnSiycsatle Dmess iPganr adigm15 0
8 Ulbdoe S ittAe Sro:c io-TePcehrnsipceaclt ive 158
8.1I ntroducTtihoeBn ur:d eonf t hPea st 158
8.2T heT heorOyr goafn izaantdSi oocni o-TeTchhneiocra1yl6 0
8.3T owaradT sh eoorfyS ociSayls teomrSs o ciTaelc hnol1o6g6y ?
8.4S ocTieoc-hnSiycsatle ms SDoecsiiEgannlg: i neeorri ng
Self-DbeysK ingonw leTdrganes fer 171
8.5S omCeo ncepRteumaalr akbso tuhtDe u tcVhe rsoiofn
ModemS ociotechnology 177
8.5T.h1e C onceopfIt n tegDreasli gn 177
8.5T.h2e C onceopfCt o ntrollability 177
8.5T.h3e Twin-CoofI nncteeprtf Perroebnacbeani dl ity
ContCraopla city 178
8.5T.h4eT. w in-CoonfcP erpotd uctiSotrnu cture Canodn trol
ContrSotrlu cture 179
8.5T.h5e.C onceopfSt t ructural Parameter1s8 0
8.6A Looinkt ot hFeu ture 181
cotinnuatioofnt abolfec otnenotnsth en expta ge
TheP aradtihgamCt h angtehdWe o rk PlTaacbeol feC- ontents ix
9 BjoGmu stavWsoernkP: l aDceev elopamnednC to mmunicative
Autonomy 185
EpilobgyuF er eEdm ery 192
References 198
SubjIencdte x 248
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