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"The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.
It established the categories Americans now use when thinking about the workplace, the suburbs, and their lives.
Product Details
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Publish Date | June 27, 2002 |
| Pages | 448 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780812218190 |
| Dimensions | 8.8 X 5.9 X 1.1 inches | 1.5 pounds |
About the Author
William H. Whyte (1917-1999) was editor of Fortune magazine and Distinguished Professor at Hunter College of the City University of New York. He is the author of numerous books of social and environmental analysis, including The Last Landscape, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Joseph Nocera, Fortune magazine executive editor, is an award-winning financial journalist. He is the author of A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class, which won the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism, and he anchored the 1997 PBS Frontline documentary "Betting on the Market." Jenny Bell Whyte, a fashion designer, is credited with introducing African textiles to the mainstream American clothing market. Her current company, Museum Pieces to Wear, restores old textiles and incorporates them into new clothes. She and William H. Whyte were married in 1964.
Reviews
"The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. It established the categories Americans now use when thinking about the workplace, the suburbs, and their lives."-- "David Brooks, senior editor at the Weekly Standard and contributing editor at Newsweek"
"The Organization Man remains a worthwhile read today."-- "Philadelphia Inquirer"
"Recognized as a benchmark, Whyte's book reveals the dilemmas at the heart of the group ethos that emerged in the corporate and social world of the postwar era."-- "Nathan Glazer"
"The Organization Man remains a worthwhile read today."-- "Philadelphia Inquirer"
"Recognized as a benchmark, Whyte's book reveals the dilemmas at the heart of the group ethos that emerged in the corporate and social world of the postwar era."-- "Nathan Glazer"
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