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The Organization Man
William H. Whyte
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Description for The Organization Man
Paperback. "Recognized as a benchmark, Whyte's book reveals the dilemmas at the heart of the group ethos that emerged in the corporate and social world of the postwar era."-Nathan Glazer Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 259 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
Regarded as one of the most important sociological and business commentaries of modern times, The Organization Man developed the first thorough description of the impact of mass organization on American society. During the height of the Eisenhower administration, corporations appeared to provide a blissful answer to postwar life with the marketing of new technologies—television, affordable cars, space travel, fast food—and lifestyles, such as carefully planned suburban communities centered around the nuclear family. William H. Whyte found this phenomenon alarming.
As an editor for Fortune magazine, Whyte was well placed to observe corporate America; it became clear to him that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
678g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812218190
SKU
V9780812218190
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About William H. Whyte
William H. Whyte (1917-1999) was editor of Fortune magazine and Distinguished Professor at Hunter College of the City University of New York. He is the author of numerous books of social and environmental analysis, including The Last Landscape, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Joseph Nocera, Fortune magazine executive editor, is an award-winning financial journalist. He is the ... Read more
Reviews for The Organization Man
"Recognized as a benchmark, Whyte's book reveals the dilemmas at the heart of the group ethos that emerged in the corporate and social world of the postwar era."
Nathan Glazer
"The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. It established the categories Americans now use when thinking about the workplace, the suburbs, ... Read more
Nathan Glazer
"The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. It established the categories Americans now use when thinking about the workplace, the suburbs, ... Read more