Putting Social Science to Work
The Ground between Theory and Use Explored through Case Studies in Organisations
Published on 18. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-521-37848-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
471 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-37848-2 (9780521378482)
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Lisl Klein | Ken Eason
Putting Social Science to Work
The Ground between Theory and Use Explored through Case Studies in Organisations
Book
07/1991
Cambridge University Press
€46.43
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Previous edition
Lisl Klein | Ken Eason
Putting Social Science to Work
The Ground between Theory and Use Explored through Case Studies in Organisations
Book
07/1991
Cambridge University Press
€46.43
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Content
List of figures; Preface: why bother?; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part I. Issues in Social Science Utilisation: 2. Issues of content: the use of knowledge and the dynamics of action; 3. A framework for diagnosis; 4. A practical profession; Part II. An Empirical Study of Social Science Utilisation: 5. The research programme; 6. Cases in organisational structure and policy; 7. Cases in technical systems development; 8. Cases in behavioural change/problem-solving for specific groups; 9. Cases in behavioural change/development for management; 10. The content and process of social science utilisation; 11. What supports and hinders social science utilisation; 12. Five practitioners; 13. The work of the Commission for Economic and Social Change in Germany; Part III. Discussion: 14. A collaborative venture; 15. Elements of practice; References; Index.