Works
- Societal differences in organizing manufacturing units: a comparison of France, West Germany, and Great Britain, Organization Studies 1(1), 59 to 86, 1980
- The Social Foundations of Industrial Power: A Comparison of France and Germany, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA (292 pages); translated by Arthur Goldhammer from Politique d'éducation et organisation industrielle en France et en Allemagne (Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1982), 1986
In Organizational Structures
Known for
The societal effect
Ideas
Societal effect. With Sorge and Warner, Maurice compared matched factories in France, West Germany, and Great Britain and found nationally different shapes of organization. Caveat: Closely matched factories in three countries.
The societal effect. Matched pairs of French and German factories, with technology held constant, differ sharply in how the work force is structured and work is organized, differences tied to education and training, wage differentials, supervision, and industrial relations. Caveat: Two countries; read in Giles's 1988 review, not the book.
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