Managing "Modernity - Work, Community, and Authority in Late-Industrializing Japan and Russia (Hardcover)

In "Managing "Modernity,"" Rudra Sil examines how institution-builders respond to the competing influences of institutional models and inherited social legacies as they attempt to generate and sustain authority in late-industrializing societies. Through a historical and comparative study of large-scale enterprises in Japan and Russia, the book examines the impact of different institution-building strategies on managerial authority, invoking the experience of postwar Japan to highlight the benefits of a syncretic approach that selectively integrates adaptable features of borrowed institutions with portable norms inherited from preexisting communities.
"Managing "Modernity"" engages a variety of intellectual perspectives in the social sciences. The theoretical approach represents a conscious effort to overcome the contentious debates in political science and sociology among proponents of historical institutionalism, cultural analysis, and rational-choice theory. The substantive argument draws on, and partially integrates, concepts and findings from comparative politics, economic sociology, industrial relations, organization theory, business management, and the political economy of Japan and Russia.
In light of ongoing debates over the significance and impact of "globalization," the eclectic and integrative approach in "Managing "Modernity"" offers a fresh and provocative contribution that will interest scholars and graduate students across a variety of disciplines and subfields. It offers compelling insights to anyone generally concerned with the social forces that facilitate or hinder the diffusion of ideas and institutions across national boundaries.
Rudra Sil is Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania.

General

Imprint:	The University of Michigan Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Interests, Identities, and Institutions in Comparative Politics
Release date:	May 2002
First published:	May 2002
Authors:	Rudra Sil
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	504
ISBN-13:	978-0-472-11222-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General Promotions
LSN:	0-472-11222-8
Barcode:	9780472112227

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