Sociology of organizations. Prigozhin A.I.

The book develops the foundations of the sociology of organizations (enterprises and institutions) as an independent direction of research. A methodological apparatus is introduced. The criteria for the effectiveness of organizations, their structure, social problems of managing production organizations, and the trends of their development are considered. A special place is given to the problems of the evolution of organizations, in particular, issues of innovations, the influence of a sociologist on the development of various aspects of the organization.

The book is designed for sociologists, economists, psychologists, lawyers, management workers and students.