Download or read book Les Nouvelles approches sociologiques des organisations written by Henri Amblard and published by Média Diffusion. This book was released on 2015-07-25T00:00:00+02:00 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depuis les grands classiques qui ont fondé la sociologie des organisations, de Weber à Crozier-Friedberg en passant par les Américains, Merton, Selznick, March et Simon, entre autres, des approfondissements significatifs ont eu lieu que cet ouvrage présente de manières accessible. L'école dite des conventions (Boltanski et Thévenot) aborde l'organisation à travers la recherche du principe unificateur, de "ce qui fait tenir". Il s'agit des "conventions", accords implicites qui fondent les "mondes" présents dans les organisations. L'école de la traduction (Callon, Latour), s'intéressant aux conditions de production de la science, montre la place des réseaux où les acteurs/actants produisent de la coopération à travers des opérations de traduction. La sociologie des logiques d'action insiste sur les dimensions historiques et culturelles de l'acteur et refuse de s'attacher à des écoles particulières pour se servir de manière pragmatique de leurs différents concepts (pouvoir, rationalité, régulation, identité, mondes, réseaux socio-techniques). Utilisés de telle sorte, ils permettent d'acquérir une méthodologie pratique pour comprendre les organisations. Ces quatre ensembles constituaient le corps des deux premières éditions. Il est repris dans cette troisième édition et augmenté d'un nouveau chapitre entièrement inédit présentant les dernières approches de la sociologie des organisations: réseaux, fin des frontières, nouvel esprit du capitalisme, socio-économie, intervention et métissage, et enfin la nouvelle manière de traiter le thème de la coopération. Troisième édition augmentée d'un chapitre inédit.

Download or read book Reinventing Healthy Communities Implications for Individual and Societal Well Being written by Jerry D. Marx and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Reinventing Healthy Communities: Implications for Individual and Societal Well-Being" that was published in Social Sciences

Download or read book Moral Foundations of Management Knowledge written by Marie-Laure Djelic and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the ethical foundations of the different subfields of managerial thought, this book brings a thoroughly new light on the issue of sustainability and responsibility in management theory and practice.

Download or read book Understanding Technological Innovation written by Patrice Flichy and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers and students in the management of innovation will find in this book an analytical framework that articulates technological innovation processes and the creation of new markets. The multiplication of examples and cases helps the reader in better grasping the different aspects of the proposed framework. The focus on information and communication technologies is of high relevance: it enables the reader to put present developments in perspective, and this is especially relevant when discussing ascending innovation and the role of users and uses. Philippe Laredo, Universities of Paris-Est and Manchester, Coordinator of the European PRIME Network of Excellence Patrice Flichy takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the literature on technological innovation. Innovation is situated within the frames of functioning and use, offering rich insights into the strategies, tactics, improvisations and learning which occur through time. He emphasises the dreams and musings of inventors, novelists and the popular media to show how they mediate new technological frames of reference. This book offers an excellent synthesis of the literature and an original historical account of innovation with special reference to information and communication technologies. Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK In Understanding Technological Innovation, Patrice Flichy s interest is in the genesis of technology. He describes the perspectives and interpretive schemes deployed by historians, sociologists and economists in attempts to understand the determinants, including chance, of the particular forms of products and systems that have come to dominate the market and play so important a role some would claim dominant in our lives. It is rare to find in one volume so informed a critique of the essential writings of historians of technology, contemporary sociologists and economic historians. His own special interest lies in the development of information technology and he puts his expertise to good use in revealing and contrasting the different perspectives and claims of these three schools. Louis L. Bucciarelli, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Working at the interface between interactionist sociology, history and economics, Flichy provides us with a language for charting the evolution of new technologies, as generic technical capabilities are explored, perhaps inspired by visions of societal change, and become stabilised and attached to particular conceptions of use. He offers us an integrated perspective on technological innovation, addressing the influence of history and social context whilst remaining open to the often unanticipated dynamism and surprises that may surround both these trajectories. This book will provide a thoughtful contribution to current debates. The critical literature review will provide a rich and convenient source for advanced teaching and research training. Robin Williams, The University of Edinburgh, UK How do the social sciences address the question of innovation and the relationship between technology and use? This is the core point of this book which examines critically diverse works, in sociology, history, economics and anthropology, in order to formulate a new approach. This reflection is essentially of a general nature, though the cases used to illustrate the analysis are drawn primarily from the field of ICT. Patrice Flichy studies how the socio-technological actions of the different actors, particularly designers and users, are organized within the same frames of reference. He also introduces a new element into the model by demonstrating how time is involved in technological choices. Understanding Technological Innovation will be essential reading for advanced teaching and research training in the fields of science and technology studies, and media and communication studies.

Download or read book The Judiciary between Management and the Rule of Law written by Andreas Lienhard and published by Stämpfli Verlag. This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents the consolidated results of the interdisciplinary research project "Basic Research into Court Management in Switzerland", which was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. It contains contributions relating to key areas in the organisation of the judicial system. It considers fundamental questions of constitutional and political importance relating to supervision and the protection of personal privacy, and also includes research findings on the environment in which the judiciary operates and on its resources, with a focus on caseload management. Furthermore, it tackles the issues of quality in the work of the courts, their organisation and the image of judges and court culture in general. The publication concludes with an appraisal of the results and by identifying the areas where further research may be required.

Download or read book On Justification written by Luc Boltanski and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vital and underappreciated dimension of social interaction is the way individuals justify their actions to others, instinctively drawing on their experience to appeal to principles they hope will command respect. Individuals, however, often misread situations, and many disagreements can be explained by people appealing, knowingly and unknowingly, to different principles. On Justification is the first English translation of Luc Boltanski and Laurent Thévenot's ambitious theoretical examination of these phenomena, a book that has already had a huge impact on French sociology and is likely to have a similar influence in the English-speaking world. In this foundational work of post-Bourdieu sociology, the authors examine a wide range of situations where people justify their actions. The authors argue that justifications fall into six main logics exemplified by six authors: civic (Rousseau), market (Adam Smith), industrial (Saint-Simon), domestic (Bossuet), inspiration (Augustine), and fame (Hobbes). The authors show how these justifications conflict, as people compete to legitimize their views of a situation. On Justification is likely to spark important debates across the social sciences.

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Download or read book Les nouvelles approches sociologiques des organisations written by Henri Amblard and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tous les acteurs de la vie économique et sociale, dirigeants, cadres, syndicalistes, formateurs des entreprises comme des organisations, se trouvent confrontés à la nécessité de comprendre avec rigueur comment et pourquoi celles-ci évoluent ou stagnent, se développent ou déclinent. Les nouvelles approches de la sociologie des organisations ouvrent des perspectives, proposent des outils de compréhension et d'action qu'on ne peut ignorer. Le tableau brossé éclairera aussi bien l'étudiant que le praticien. Des cas permettent de mieux comprendre les concepts et les méthodes proposés. Cet ouvrage présente des articulations nouvelles entre l'analyse stratégique de Crozier-Friedberg et d'autres approches comme celles de la traduction et des conventions. Il propose aussi un concept original, celui des logiques d'action. Il est le fruit d'un travail de recherche, d'échanges et de confrontations entre chercheurs et avec des acteurs de l'entreprise, à l'occasion, entre autres, d'un séminaire organisé dans la région Rhône-Alpes.

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Download or read book Introduction to Algorithms third edition written by Thomas H. Cormen and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009-07-31 with total page 1313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest edition of the essential text and professional reference, with substantial new material on such topics as vEB trees, multithreaded algorithms, dynamic programming, and edge-based flow. Some books on algorithms are rigorous but incomplete; others cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms uniquely combines rigor and comprehensiveness. The book covers a broad range of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. Each chapter is relatively self-contained and can be used as a unit of study. The algorithms are described in English and in a pseudocode designed to be readable by anyone who has done a little programming. The explanations have been kept elementary without sacrificing depth of coverage or mathematical rigor. The first edition became a widely used text in universities worldwide as well as the standard reference for professionals. The second edition featured new chapters on the role of algorithms, probabilistic analysis and randomized algorithms, and linear programming. The third edition has been revised and updated throughout. It includes two completely new chapters, on van Emde Boas trees and multithreaded algorithms, substantial additions to the chapter on recurrence (now called “Divide-and-Conquer”), and an appendix on matrices. It features improved treatment of dynamic programming and greedy algorithms and a new notion of edge-based flow in the material on flow networks. Many exercises and problems have been added for this edition. The international paperback edition is no longer available; the hardcover is available worldwide.

Download or read book Effective Human Resource Management written by Edward Lawler and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-04 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Human Resource Management is the Center for Effective Organizations' (CEO) sixth report of a fifteen-year study of HR management in today's organizations. The only long-term analysis of its kind, this book compares the findings from CEO's earlier studies to new data collected in 2010. Edward E. Lawler III and John W. Boudreau measure how HR management is changing, paying particular attention to what creates a successful HR function—one that contributes to a strategic partnership and overall organizational effectiveness. Moreover, the book identifies best practices in areas such as the design of the HR organization and HR metrics. It clearly points out how the HR function can and should change to meet the future demands of a global and dynamic labor market. For the first time, the study features comparisons between U.S.-based firms and companies in China, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other European countries. With this new analysis, organizations can measure their HR organization against a worldwide sample, assessing their positioning in the global marketplace, while creating an international standard for HR management.

Download or read book Au del de la sociologie des organisations written by Gilles HERREROS and published by Eres. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Préface de Philippe Bernoux Postface de François Laplantine « Voilà un ouvrage qui met vigoureusement en débat une des questions les plus importantes de la sociologie, à savoir celle des rapports du sociologue à son terrain et par là à la société. La question est abordée sous l’aspect de l’attitude, nommée la posture, que le sociologue choisit lorsqu’il fait des travaux, des enquêtes, ou encore des interventions dans les organisations, question aujourd’hui peu traitée, voire évitée, dans les débats. » Philippe Bernoux dans sa préface. Pour penser l’intervention, le sociologue puise dans d’autres disciplines que la sienne. Il emprunte aux « psy » (psychologues, psychosociologues, tenants de la recherche-action, psychanalystes), comme aux « ethno » (ethnométhodologues, ethnologues, ethnopsychiatres). Du coup, se nourrissant d’apports provenant d’horizons divers des sciences sociales, l’exercice de l’intervention par le sociologue relève d’un décloisonnement disciplinaire généralisé. L’auteur le nomme « anthropologie d’intervention ». Débarrassée des frontières et des manies de « douaniers » qui prévalent chez nombre de chercheurs, l’anthropologie d’intervention valorise la déambulation nomade, l’usage du trouble et chemine vers la réarticulation des différentes disciplines des sciences humaines et sociales. En appui de développements théoriques et méthodologiques, deux interventions récemment conduites par l’auteur sont présentées. Elles donnent à voir, de façon concrète, ce qu’est la pratique de l’intervenant spécialiste de sciences sociales. Un lexique présentant la singularité du vocabulaire emprunté par les praticiens de l’intervention vient compléter l’ensemble. Gilles Herreros est professeur de sociologie, université Lyon 2, membre du Centre de recherche et d’études anthropologiques. Auteur de Pour une sociologie d’intervention (érès 2002), il a participé à l’ouvrage Les nouvelles approches sociologiques des organisations (Seuil, 1996, 2005, 3eme édition augmentée). Mise en vente le 5 juin 2008

Download or read book Sustainable food planning evolving theory and practice written by André Viljoen and published by Wageningen Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over half the world's population now deemed to be urbanised, cities are assuming a larger role in political debates about the security and sustainability of the global food system. Hence, planning for sustainable food production and consumption is becoming an increasingly important issue for planners, policymakers, designers, farmers, suppliers, activists, business and scientists alike. The rapid growth of the food planning movement owes much to the fact that food, because of its unique, multi-functional character, helps to bring people together from all walks of life. In the wider contexts of global climate change, resource depletion, a burgeoning world population, competing food production systems and diet-related public health concerns, new paradigms for urban and regional planning capable of supporting sustainable and equitable food systems are urgently needed. This book addresses this urgent need. By working at a range of scales and with a variety of practical and theoretical models, this book reviews and elaborates definitions of sustainable food systems, and begins to define ways of achieving them. To this end 4 different themes have been defined as entry-points into the discussion of 'sustainable food planning'. These are (1) urban agriculture, (2) integrating health, environment and society, (3) food in urban design and planning and (4) urban food governance.

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Download or read book Local Food Systems Concepts Impacts and Issues written by Steve Martinez and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.