Putting social science to work : the ground between theory and use explored through case studies in organisations

In this book, first published in 1991, Lisl Klein and Ken Eason look at the various issues involved when attempts are made to make use of the theories, methods and findings of the social sciences in practical affairs. They consider how human and social considerations may be successfully integrated w...

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Main Authors: Klein, Lisl (Author), Eason, Ken (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 1991
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245 1 0 |a Putting social science to work :   |b the ground between theory and use explored through case studies in organisations   |c Lisl Klein and Ken Eason 
260 |a Cambridge :   |b Cambridge University Press ,   |c 1991 
300 |a xvi, 266 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-258) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Issues of content : the use of knowledge and the dynamics of action -- 3. A framework for diagnosis -- 4. A practice profession -- 5. The research program -- 6. Cases in organizational structure and policy -- 7. Cases in technical systems development -- 8. Cases in behavioral change/problem-solving for specific groups -- 9. Cases in behavioral change/development for management -- 10. The content and process of social science utilization -- 11. What supports and hinders social science utilization -- 12. Five practitioners -- 13. The work of the Commission for economic and social change in Germany -- 14. A collaborative venture -- 15. Elements of practice 
520 |a In this book, first published in 1991, Lisl Klein and Ken Eason look at the various issues involved when attempts are made to make use of the theories, methods and findings of the social sciences in practical affairs. They consider how human and social considerations may be successfully integrated with technical and economic ones in the design and development of organisations and work. Their study is both empirical and theoretical. Its core is the examination of fourteen case studies from manufacturing and service organisations in Britain and Germany. The book concludes with a discussion of what contributes to a successful practice. Its findings will be invaluable to all social scientists interested in the application of their disciplines as well as to potential clients in the world of business and industry 
520 |a The authors examine various issues in the use of theories, methods and findings in fourteen case studies in Britain and Germany 
650 0 |a Industrial organization   |v Case studies 
650 0 |a Organizational change   |x Case studies 
650 0 |a Social sciences   |x Research 
700 1 |a Eason, Ken ,   |e author 
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