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104: Social Structure & Organizations -- Arthur Stinchcombe (Part 1)
104: Social Structure & Organizations -- Arthur Stinchcombe (Part 1)
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47 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2023
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In a famous chapter in James G. March’s 1965 book, Handbook of Organizations, Arthur L. Stinchcombe laid out a case for expanding the study of organizations outward to include social structure bringing attention to innovation as well as imprinting and inertia. He posited that societies had significant effects on how organizations emerge and operate and that organizations, in turn, impact relations among groups in society. He presented his arguments in three parts. First, that social structures had an imprinting effect on the formation of new organizations, such that these initial forms often persisted despite efforts to change them. Thus, to the second point, each type of organization reflected the history of its creation both in terms of the organization and social structures that dominated at the time. Finally, organizations also reflect the social divisions in society, such as between higher and lower classes.
Released:
Aug 8, 2023
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Podcast episode
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