
Organizing for Agricultural Development
Human Aspects in the Utilization of Science and Technology
William Foote Whyte(Author)
Transaction Publishers
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. January 1975
Book
Paperback/Softback
62 pages
978-0-87855-598-7 (ISBN)
Description
There is increasing recognition, even among hard-nosed agricultural scientists, that progress in technology and in the scientific fields directly related to the growth of plants is necessary but not sufficient to produce major social and economic benefits. Agricultural scientists are therefore turning to behavioral scientists for advice and collaboration; they must search together for the solutions to problems of food shortages and rural development. Through an analysis of the procedures of agricultural extension agents, organizational frameworks. divisions of labor and social structures, William Foote Whyte proposes a reformulation of social theory that does not abandon humanistic values but requires us to examine the conditions and agencies for realization of these values by concentration upon the structural elements influencing behavior in agrarian societies. Only then can technological and agricultural innovations be introduced to rural areas with success.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Somerset
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Academic and Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
90 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87855-598-7 (9780878555987)
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Human Aspects in the Utilization of Science and Technology
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Organizing for Agricultural Development
Human Aspects in the Utilization of Science and Technology
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Person
William Foote Whyte is professor at the New York State School of Indus- trial and Labor Relations of Cornell University. He is author of many distinguished publications in social science including Street Corner Society, Money & Motivation and Men at Work.
Content
INTRODUCTION 1. ACHIEVEMENTS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE GREEN REVOLUTION 2. RECOGNITION OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE DEFICIENCIES 3. AN ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR STUDIES OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Organizational Behavior and Interorganization Relations; The Socioeconomic Organization of Agricultural Activities; Social Structure and the Distribution of Power; Structural Implications of Social and Technological Innovations in Rural Areas 4. STRATEGIES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE An Organizational Framework for Research and Action; Experimenting with New Organizational Models; A Strategy for Field Experiments in Agricultural Production 5. NEW DIRECTIONS IN SOCIAL THEORY