On Economies and Social Sciences in Britain

On economics and social sciences in Britain This paper is an essay in sociology of sciences and economics is just one topic among other s in a broad review of the social sciences in Britain. The data corne from surveys prepared under sponsorship of the SSRC and deal with the thematic orientations, the organizational features, the job opportunities and the ressources in several fields : anthropology, political science, geography, economie and social history, sociology, social sciences, psychology, economics and management science. Strengths and weaknesses are focused and the paper is a basis for an international comparison of the situation of the social sciences.Cet article relève de la sociologie de la science plus que de l'économie et celle-ci n'est traitée que comme un domaine parmi les autres dans une revue des sciences sociales en Grande-Bretagne. L'auteur travaille à partir de documents préparés pour le SSRC (Conseil de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales). Il passe en revue les orientations thématiques, les modes d'organisation, les débouchés et les moyens des disciplines suivantes : anthropologie, science politique, géographie, histoire économique et sociale, sociologie, économie, et pour finir sciences du management. Forces et faiblesses sont ainsi bien mises en évidence et l'article donne matière à une réflexion comparative internationale qui tienne compte des spécificités organisationnelles.Cherns A.B. On Economies and Social Sciences in Britain. In: Revue économique, volume 26, n°6, 1975. pp. 1024-1055

On Economies and Social Sciences in Britain

[fre] Cet article relève de la sociologie de la science plus que de l'économie et celle-ci n'est traitée que comme un domaine parmi les autres dans une revue des sciences sociales en Grande-Bretagne. L'auteur travaille à partir de documents préparés pour le SSRC (Conseil de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales). Il passe en revue les orientations thématiques, les modes d'organisation, les débouchés et les moyens des disciplines suivantes : anthropologie, science politique, géographie, histoire économique et sociale, sociologie, économie, et pour finir sciences du management. Forces et faiblesses sont ainsi bien mises en évidence et l'article donne matière à une réflexion comparative internationale qui tienne compte des spécificités organisationnelles. [eng] On economics and social sciences in Britain. . This paper is an essay in sociology of sciences and economics is just one topic among other s in a broad review of the social sciences in Britain. The data corne from surveys prepared under sponsorship of the SSRC and deal with the thematic orientations, the organizational features, the job opportunities and the ressources in several fields : anthropology, political science, geography, economie and social history, sociology, social sciences, psychology, economics and management science. Strengths and weaknesses are focused and the paper is a basis for an international comparison of the situation of the social sciences.

Pilot study of client involvement in construction management

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Change within the probation service : evaluation from an action research perspective

The present account results from twelve months of the authors' involvement with a probation service undergoing change. The change was initiated by an external body to the service and was based upon an apparently plausible rationale. Nevertheless considerable difficulties arose in the implementation of the change and these have provided some specific insights into the functioning of the organisation, and the values, attitudes and beliefs of some of its key decision-makers. The data have also formed the basis of an action research programme (which is currently underway) and have generated substantive material from which to draw conclusions concerning the salient factors affecting the change. We believe that these conclusions, which form the core of this article, have particular implications for the management of change in professional settings, such as research and development, schools and further education establishments. These settings, like a probation service, are characteristically client centred, where the professionals ‘… are trained on the outside, usually at the public expense, and a large number of rules are inculcated into them. They bring these into the organization and are expected to act upon them without further reference to their skills’. Furthermore we consider that the essence of our findings has important implications for any organisation where internal or external change agents are attempting to bring about change