Work and Authority in Industry: Ideologies of Management in the Course of Industrialization

WORK AND AUTHORITY IN INDUSTRY is a classic work of sociology, social history, and labor/management relations that has been assigned, quoted, and referenced thousands of times since its original publication. Berkeley sociologist Reinhard Bendix explores how the emerging class of entrepreneurs increasingly attempted to create and manage an industrial work force. His analysis is comparative and historical, and applies across widely varying societal structures, particularly the United States, Engla…