Sociology of Organizations An Anthology of Contemporary Theory and Research Book

Part I: Understanding Organizations
A. Foundations of Contemporary Organizational Sociology
Chapter 1: Reflections on a Half-Century of Organizational Sociology, W. Richard Scott
Chapter 2: Markets, Bureaucracies, and Clans, William G. Ouchi
Chapter 3: Why Bureaucracy?, Charles Perrow
Chapter 4: The Social Structure of Managerial Work, Robert Jackall
Chapter 5: Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony, John W. Meyer and Brian Rowan
B. Varieties of Organizations
Chapter 6: Organizing America: Wealth, Power, and the Origins of Corporate Capitalism, Charles Perrow
Chapter 7: Bureaucracy and Democracy in Organizations: Revisiting Feminist Organizations, Catherine Alter
Chapter 8: Nonprofit Organizations in International Development: Agents of Empowerment or Preservers of Stability?, Brian H. Smith
Chapter 9: Homophily in Voluntary Organizations: Status Distance and the Composition of Face-to-Face Groups, J. Miller McPherson and Lynn Smith-Lovin
Chapter 10: Democratizing Rural Economy: Institutional Friction, Sustainable Struggle and the Cooperative Movement, Patrick H. Mooney
Part II: Inside Organizations
A. Culture and Control
Chapter 11: Boundary Control: The Social Ordering of Work and Family Time in a High-tech Corporation, Leslie A. Perlow
Chapter 12: An Alternative to Bureaucratic Impersonality and Emotional Labor: Bounded Emotionality at The Body Shop, Joanne Martin, Kathleen Knopoff, and Christine Beckman
Chapter 13: Maintaining Norms About Expressed Emotions: The Case of Bill Collectors, Robert I. Sutton
Chapter 14: Metaphors and Meaning: An Intercultural Analysis of the Concept of Teamwork, Cristina B. Gibson and Mary E. Zellmer-Bruhn
Chapter 15: Beach Time, Bridge Time, and Billable Hours: The Temporal Structure of Technical Contracting, James A. Evans, Gideon Kunda, and Stephen R. Barley
B. Power and Conflict
Chapter 16: Covert Political Conflict in Organizations: Challenges from Below, Calvin Morrill, Mayer N. Zald, and Hayagreeva Rao
Chapter 17: A Social Movement Perspective on Corporate Control, Gerald F. Davis and Tracy A. Thompson
Chapter 18: Two Faces of the Powerless: Coping With Tyranny in Organizations, Robert J. Bies and Thomas M. Tripp
Chapter 19: When Cymbals Become Symbols: Conflict Over Organizational Identity within a Symphony Orchestra, Mary Ann Glynn
C. Demography, Inequality, and Social Networks
Chapter 20: Cultural Diversity at Work: The Effects of Diversity Perspectives on Work Group Processes and Outcomes, Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas
Chapter 21: Race, Opportunity, and Diversity of Social Circles in Managerial Networks, Herminia Ibarra
Chapter 22: The Effects of Organizational Demographics and Social Identity on Relationships Among Professional Women, Robin J. Ely
Chapter 23: (In)Voluntary Association: A Multilevel Analysis of Gender Segregation in Voluntary Organizations, Pamela A. Popielarz
Part III: Organizations and Environments
A. The Creation of Organizational Forms
Chapter 24: The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields, Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell
Chapter 25: The Demographic Perspective, Glenn R. Carroll and Michael T. Hannan
Chapter 26: Caveat Emptor: The Construction of Nonprofit Consumer Watchdog Organizations, Hayagreeva Rao
B. Studies of Organizational Adaptation and Change
Chapter 27: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Social Control: NASA and the Space Shuttle Challenger, Diane Vaughan
Chapter 28: Institutional Pressures and Strategic Responsiveness: Employer Involvement in Work-Family Issues, Jerry D. Goodstein
Chapter 29: Breaking the Iron Law of Oligarchy: Union Revitalization in the American Labor Movement, Kim Voss and Rachel Sherman
Chapter 30: Institutional Sources of Practice Variation: Staffing College and University Recycling Programs, Michael Lounsbury
C. The Twenty-First Century Organization
Chapter 31: The Capitalist Firm in the Twenty-First Century: Emerging Patterns in Western Enterprise, Walter W. Powell
Chapter 32: Corporations, Classes, and Social Movements After Managerialism, Gerald F. Davis and Doug McAdam