If people often use it stupidly, its their stupidity, not the machines, and a return to the abacus would not exorcise the. After world war ii ended, veterans streamed back into the work force. The needs of the war effort had ended the great depression, revived the economy, and helped produce giant national corporations such as general motors, ibm, and boeing. The training, as an ibm executive succinctly puts it, makes our men interchangeable. William h whyte, author of the 1956 book the organization man, which. While working with the new york city planning commission in 1969, whyte began to wonder how newly planned city spaces were actually working out something that no one had previously.
Regarded as one of the most important sociological and business commentaries of modern times, the organization man developed the first thorough description of the impact of mass organization on american society. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. While employed by fortune magazine, whyte did extensive interviews with the ceos of major american corporations such as general. It is considered one of the most influential books on management ever written background and influence. The organization man is a bestselling book by william h.
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It is also much too dense and nuanced to dispose off in a single post, like i do most books. May 30, 2002 buy the organization man new ed by william h. Marking on first page with ink in upper right hand corner. He is the author of numerous books of social and environmental analysis, including the last landscape, also available from the university of pennsylvania press. This is the concluding chapter of a very famous book that appeared in 1956.
When i was a girl, i held a secret deep and true, and that was that somehow even though i was female i would grow up. Whyte, the author who defined corporate conformity and warned against its growth in the classic book the organization man, died yesterday at lenox hill hospital in manhattan. Wrote a 1956 bestseller titled the organization man. Dec 29, 2016 william whytes the organization man looked at the golden age of the two decades after the second world wara time that, in some ways, represents the great america that donald. Whyte, a reporter at fortune, did extensive interviews with ceos and executives at major american corporations like ge and ford asking what they had seen change over the course of their careers. The book explores some of the ideologies that have accompanied the growth of largescale corporations, in particular the bureaucratization of modern society and its effect upon middle class or junior executive americans. Regarded as one of the most important sociological and busines. In his 1956 book on corporate american, the organization man, william h.
The organization man by william whyte helped to define the corporate culture of midtwentieth century america and became one of the bestselling and most influential books on management ever written. Whyte s classic 1950s study of american corporations and their whitecollar workers is a bittersweet trip back to a lost world of munificent corporations, placid suburbia and cookiecutter organization men. Very good or better unless otherwise noted book description. After his book about corporate culture the organization man 1956 sold over two million copies. Joseph nocera the organization, man sometime in the aftermath of the publication of william h. Organization man article about organization man by the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He identified the elements that create vibrant public spaces within the city and filmed a variety of urban plazas in new york city in 1970s. Writer and editor at fortune magazine 194659, he wrote the organization man 1956, a popular sociological tract that identified a new type of modern men who shape their lives to the requirements of organizational employers. While employed by fortune magazine, whyte did extensive interviews with the ceos of major american corporations such as general electric and ford. What the organization man can tell us about inequality today. William hollingsworth hlly whyte was an american urbanist, journalist and peoplewatcher. The organization man by william whyte was published in 1956 and is considered among the most influential management books ever written. This stressed the group as the source of creativity and emphasized that the greatest need of the individual is to belong to a group.
William whytes the organization man looked at the golden age of the two decades after the second world wara time that, in some ways, represents the great america that donald. The organization man doubleday anchor books, a117 by whyte, william hollingsworth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See all 29 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Whytes classic 1950s study of american corporations and their whitecollar workers is a bittersweet trip back to a lost world of munificent corporations, placid suburbia and cookiecutter organization men. William hollingsworth holly whyte october 1, 1917 january 12, 1999 was an american urbanist, organizational analyst, journalist and peoplewatcher. Make way for the new organization man, mack hanan harvard business. Jun 18, 2012 william foote whyte 192001 began his career as a teacher and researcher in organizational behavior, which took him from the committee on human relations in industry at the university of. Whyte, who is assistant managing editor of fortune, spent. The book can only be read within its context, and reconstructed for 2008.
Whyte 19171999 was editor of fortune magazine and distinguished professor at hunter college of the city university of new york. Whyte, organization man author and urbanologist, is. The organization man quotes and summary taylor pearson. When i was a girl, i held a secret deep and true, and that was that somehow even though i was female i would grow up to be an organization man. After his book about corporate culture the organization man 1956 sold over two million copies, whyte turned his attention to the study of human behaviour in urban settings. William whytes core idea in the organization man is that the protestant ethic that characterized financial and personal success in american history had been replaced in modern times by the social ethic.
William h whyte jr, known to his friends by his abbreviated middle name, holly, who has died at the age of 81, was a journalist fortunate, or unfortunate, enough to coin a title for an early book. It was written in 1956 by william whyte, and its about time that i learned what the book says. Last pages have small tears in upper right hand corner. The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place, the i. As an editor for fortune magazine, whyte was well placed to observe corporate america. Binding between cover page and first page glue showing.
The focus of the analysis is on the impact that the organization e. Gary sernovitz on william whytes the organization man, from 1956, and how the book remains relevant to the factors driving income. Holly whyte 19171999 is the mentor of project for public spaces because of his seminal work in the study of human behavior in urban settings. The organization man mass market paperback january 1, 1956 by jr. During the height of the eisenhower administration, corporations appeared to. The organization man by william whyte helped to define the corporate culture of midtwentieth century america and became one of the bestselling. By deliberately exposing a man to a succession of environments, they best obtain that necessity of the large organizationthe man who can fit in anywhere. Merchandising as preparation for a junior executive position with the. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Born october 1, 1917 west chester, pennsylvania, died 12 january 1999 aged 81 new york city. The organization man by william whyte was published in 1956 and is considered among the most influential management books ever written whyte, a reporter at fortune, did extensive interviews with ceos and executives at major american corporations like ge and ford asking what they had seen change over the course of their careers. It is considered one of the most influential books on management ever written. Regarded as one of the most important sociological and business commentaries of modern times, the organization man developed the first thorough description of the impact of mass organization on. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition.
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