Sociology of Organizations

Answer two of the following three questions in full, with long, thoughtful answers that draw upon the conceptual material of this class. You may quote any source that helps to support your argument.Label each question, and label parts (a) and (b) separately.1. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has determined that in the US workers rights are systemically violated. But systemic problems have no one in particular causing them.(a) So how do they remain systemic?(b) Is there anything that we have seen or read about the United States that would make these problems more systemic here than in many other places?2. Alternative (non-bureaucratic) systems of organization are promoted as more democratic than traditional forms. Their unique value can also be explained in terms of the development of human capital.(a) Explain how these two features work, and how they work together.(b) Alternative forms are more common among non-profit organizations that among for- profit firms. Why might that be?3. Critics of the Human Relations school of management have suggested that the system was much more oriented towards getting workers to agree to go along with alienating Taylorized systems of work organization than it was in actually improving work conditions.(a) Give an example from the readings of how they did that. Explain how your example shows that to be an attribute of Human Relations.(b) Give an example that shows how Human Relations ideas were used or can be used to actually improve work conditions. Explain.

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