Description:

In this concise text, Etzioni examines the central problem of organizational reality in relation to a basic dilemma of modern man—the search for more and more instruments that will effectively serve his goals without governing his life. This compact book treats organizations as social units that pursue specific goals within their environments.

Though a subject on sociology, the study of organizational structure, organizational goal, its control and its social environment is of importance to management professionals, public administrators, institutional heads and social scientists.