ABSTRACT

Based on an industrial relations case study conducted in a British Steel plant in the north east coast iron and steel industry, this book, first published in 1976, is an account of the application of sociological concepts and ideas to the process of social relations between employer and employee, and between all types of workers in industrial organisations.

part One|77 pages

The Concept of Work Control

part Three|89 pages

The Meaning of Social Control in Work