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The Organization Man

By: William H. Whyte
Narrated by: Graham Rowat
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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. During the height of the Eisenhower administration, corporations appeared to provide a blissful answer to postwar life with the marketing of new technologies - television, affordable cars, space travel, fast food - and lifestyles, such as carefully planned suburban communities centered around the nuclear family. William H. Whyte found this phenomenon alarming.

As an editor for Fortune magazine, Whyte was well placed to observe corporate America; it became clear that the American belief in the perfectibility of society was shifting from one of individual initiative to one that could be achieved at the expense of the individual. With its analysis of contemporary working and living arrangements, The Organization Man rapidly achieved best seller status.

Since the book's publication, the American workplace has undergone massive changes. This "new economy" appeared to have doomed Whyte's original analysis as an artifact. But the recent collapse of many start-up businesses, gigantic mergers of international conglomerates, and the reality of economic globalization make The Organization Man all the more essential for understanding today's global market.

©2002 William H. Whyte, Jr. (P)2021 Tantor
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A glimpse into the mindset that shaped our world

A keyhole view at the mindset of the people who raised the generation currently in power. I see the beginnings of so many aspects of American culture and work ethic, I could not hope to list them all. The author could not possibly have known, writing in the 50s, how astute his observations would soon be.

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Blueprint of modern society. Amazing read.

Such an eye opening look at how corporate America had a massive influence over the structure of modern society.

It will change how you look at everything from workplace culture to garden apartments.

A must read for introverts who want to understand why society is essentially groomed to look down on them. I’ve never heard so many negative descriptions of introverts. Social deviants seems a little over the top.

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