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Efforts by American companies to adapt to intense environmental
pressures, arising from incessant technological innovation and
fierce competition across global product markets, are dramatically
changing how firms and their employees work. Daily headlines blare
about corporate downsizings, strategic alliances, joint ventures,
acquisitions and merger
Organizing for Collective Action investigates the political and
economic behaviors of national associations, including trade
associations, professional societies, labor unions, and public
interest groups. It focuses upon the ways that these organizations
acquire resources and allocate them to various collective actions,
particularly for member services, public relations, and political
action. This analysis is structured around three broad theoretical
paradigms for collective action: (1) the problem of societal
integration which concerns the ways that people are tied to
organizations and the ways that organizations connect their members
with the larger society; (2) the problem of organizational
governance which considers how individuals become unified
collectivities capable of acting in a coordinated manner, and (3)
the problem of public policy influence which involves interactions
among public and private interest groups to formulate the binding
decisions under which we all must live.
"We are in the midst of rapid change in how firms organize
themselves and their work. There are numerous popular accounts of
this evolution but few theoretically grounded and research based
assessments. Into this gap steps David Knoke. Changing
Organizations is an invaluable resource for all concerned with
organizational restructuring and will be an essential reference and
starting point for scholars and practitioners who want a serious
account of what has occurred and what is likely to happen next."
Peter Osterman Massachusetts Institute of Technology "In this book,
Changing Organizations, David Knoke shows how a social network
approach can unify topics as diverse as corporate governance,
mergers and acquisitions, national innovation systems, workplace
struggles, and corporate informed explanation of why corporations
have become so powerful in American society. For graduate students
in organization studies courses and MBAs, the book's many extended
case examples will provide a valuable context for classroom
discussions. The book is packed with informative figures and
charts, as well as a helpful appendix on network analysis, and thus
will prove valuable as a reference book, as well." Howard E.
Aldrich University of North Carolina In Changing Organizations
David Knoke examines the formation of intra- and
inter-organizational networks and their impact on the fates of
employees, companies, and communities. He explores how the network
perspective-when used in conjunction with ecology, insitutionalism,
power and resource dependence, transaction cost economics,
organizational learning, and evolutionary theories-contributes to a
more comprehensive explanation of organizational transformations.
Written in an accessible narrative style for advanced undergraduate
students in sociology, public policy, and business management
courses, it draws heavily from contemporary cases to illustrate key
concepts. Knoke also offers readers a careful exposition of basic
structural and network concepts and principles. This text is well
suited for courses in sociology of organizations, business
organizations/management, and public policy/administration.
This work on networks in and around organizations is part of a
series that considers the theoretical, methodological and research
issues relevant to organizational sociology. Both micro and macro
sociological approaches are emphasized.
David Knoke and Song Yang's Social Network Analysis, Third Edition
provides a concise introduction to the concepts and tools of social
network analysis. The authors convey key material while at the same
time minimizing technical complexities. The examples are simple:
sets of 5 or 6 entities such as individuals, positions in a
hierarchy, political offices, and nation-states, and the relations
between them include friendship, communication, supervision,
donations, and trade. The new edition reflects developments and
changes in practice over the past decade. The authors also describe
important recent developments in network analysis, especially in
the fifth chapter. Exponential random graph models (ERGMs) are a
prime example: when the second edition was published, P* models
were the recommended approach for this, but they have been replaced
by ERGMs. Finally, throughout the volume, the authors comment on
the challenges and opportunities offered by internet and social
media data.
The Federal Government in the United States is a government "of the
people, by the people, and for the people." Presidents are elected
by popular vote in the nation (filtered through the electoral
college), Senators are elected by popular vote in their states, and
Representatives are elected by popular vote in their Congressional
districts. Cabinet members and agency heads are appointed by the
elected president, as are members of the Supreme Court. But this
says nothing about politics. Professor Lauman and Knoke have asked,
in this book, how policies were made, in the period 1977-1980, in
the areas of energy and health. The question is a very different
one from the question of how the positions of president and
Congress are filled.
Research on social networks has become a significant area of
investigation in the social sciences, and social network concepts
and tools are widely employed across many subfields within the
field. This volume introduces political theorists and researchers
to new theoretical, methodological, and substantive tools for
extending political network research into new realms and
revitalizing established domains. The authors synthesize new
understandings of multimodal political networks, consisting of two
or more types of social entities - voters, politicians, parties,
events, organizations, nations - and the complex relations between
them. They discuss ways to theorize about multimodal connections,
methods for measuring and analyzing multimodal datasets, and how
the results can reveal new insights into political structures and
action. Several empirical applications demonstrate in great detail
how multimodal analysts can detect and visualize political
communities consisting of diverse social entities.
Research on social networks has become a significant area of
investigation in the social sciences, and social network concepts
and tools are widely employed across many subfields within the
field. This volume introduces political theorists and researchers
to new theoretical, methodological, and substantive tools for
extending political network research into new realms and
revitalizing established domains. The authors synthesize new
understandings of multimodal political networks, consisting of two
or more types of social entities - voters, politicians, parties,
events, organizations, nations - and the complex relations between
them. They discuss ways to theorize about multimodal connections,
methods for measuring and analyzing multimodal datasets, and how
the results can reveal new insights into political structures and
action. Several empirical applications demonstrate in great detail
how multimodal analysts can detect and visualize political
communities consisting of diverse social entities.
Based on the findings of The National Organizations Study,
Organizations in America provides a comprehensive review of the
first national survey of organizations in the United States. Using
a statistically representative sample, this work is the most
authoritative database on the workings of organizations available.
The principal investigators of the study use this data set to
define what we know about the structures and human resource
practices in American organizations and describes: The National
Organizations Study and its implications Specific employment
practices--hiring, training, promotion, performance measurement,
benefit packages, contingent work--and how they compare between
different businesses and business sectors Differential treatment of
employees according to ethnicity and gender This breakthrough
publication is an indispensable reference tool for those in the
areas of organizational studies, human resources, sociology of
work, industrial psychology, social stratification, labor, and
labor economics.
Based on the findings of The National Organizations Study, Organizations in America provides a comprehensive review of the first national survey of organizations in the United States. Using a statistically representative sample, this work is the most authoritative database on the workings of organizations available. The principal investigators of the study use this data set to define what we know about the structures and human resource practices in American organizations and describes: The National Organizations Study and its implications Specific employment practices--hiring, training, promotion, performance measurement, benefit packages, contingent work--and how they compare between different businesses and business sectors Differential treatment of employees according to ethnicity and gender This breakthrough publication is an indispensable reference tool for those in the areas of organizational studies, human resources, sociology of work, industrial psychology, social stratification, labor, and labor economics.
The United States, Germany, and Japan - the world's three most
powerful and successful free market societies - differ strikingly
in how their governments relate to their economies. Comparing
Policy Networks reports the results of collaborative research by
three teams investigating the social organization and policymaking
processes of national labor policy domains in the United States,
Germany, and Japan during the 1980s. The researchers gathered
information about policy goals, communication patterns, and
political support connections from 350 key national organizations,
including labor unions, business associations, public interest
groups, government agencies, and political parties. These networks
reveal similar conflict divisions between business and labor
interests, but also distinctive patterns within each nation. Unique
combinations of informal policy-making networks and the national
political institutions may in part explain the differences in power
structures and legislative decisions.
This book examines almost two decades of research using the
structural or network approach to political behavior. Network
analysis begins with the assumption that the most important
elements of political power are the relationships of influence and
domination among social actors. Influence is the exchange of
information about preferences and intentions; domination is the
exchange of material sanctions to reward or punish compliance with
commands. By examining the confluence of these two networks,
analysts can develop a structural picture of the political process.
David Knoke provides an overview of the work already done in the
structural analysis of politics and the directions it will take in
the future. Topics covered include voting decisions, social
movements, formal organizations, community power systems, national
elites and the world system of nation-states. Theoretical
conceptualizations, empirical findings and topical research agendas
are discussed in each of these areas.
This book examines almost two decades of research using the structural or network approach to political behavior. Network analysis begins with the assumption that the most important elements of political power are the relationships of influence and domination among social actors. Influence is the exchange of information about preferences and intentions; domination is the exchange of material sanctions to reward or punish compliance with commands. By examining the confluence of these two networks, analysts can develop a structural picture of the political process. David Knoke provides an overview of the work already done in the structural analysis of politics and the directions it will take in the future. Topics covered include voting decisions, social movements, formal organizations, community power systems, national elites and the world system of nation-states. Theoretical conceptualizations, empirical findings and topical research agendas are discussed in each of these areas.
Introduces methods for quantitative assessment of relationships among categoric variables in multivariable crosstabulations. Procedures to estimate and interpret effect parameters for hierarchical models are described for both the general loglinear model and its logit version.
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Change at Work (Hardcover, New)
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Demonstrates how workers have paid the price for the widespread restructuring of American firms.
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