ABSTRACT
If we look for patterns in the work which people do in modern societies we can observe two basic principles giving structure to these activities. These principles are partly complementary and partly in a relationship of conflict and rivalry. They are:
• The organisational principle of work structuring – this has been the focus of the previous two chapters and involves the structuring of work on a bureaucratic, administrative or ‘formal organisation’ basis. Emphasis is on the ways in which work tasks are designed by the managerial agents of the owners of work organisations who then recruit, pay, co-ordinate and control the efforts of others to carry out tasks in a way which enables the organisation to continue into a future existence.
