1st Edition

The Foreman (RLE: Organizations) Aspects of Task and Structure

By David Dunkerley Copyright 1975
202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

The foreman is usually regarded as a filter in a chain of command in industrial organizations. In this book, however, the author suggests that this view is not adequate, and he proposes instead a model of analysis which employs a systems perspective. The role of the foreman is seen in terms of the interaction of three sub-systems representing the organization, the group and the individual. The... Read more

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Theoretical Model. 3. Identifying and Defining the Foreman. 4. Foremen and the Organisational Sub-system. 5. The Foreman and the Group. 6. The Individual Characteristics of Foremen. 7. Implications and Conclusions. Bibliography. Index.

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