The organization man / William H. Whyte, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whyte, William H., Jr., 1917-1999, author.

Contributor:

Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000, typographer.

Giusti, George, 1908-1991, book designer cover.

Doubleday & Company, Inc., publisher.

Mark B. Adams Emergence of Modern Science Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational commitment.

Loyalty.

Genre:

Advertisements.

Penn Provenance:

Adams, Mark B., (former owner) (Adams copy)

Physical Description:

vi, 471 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957.

Contents:

Part I. The Ideology of Organization Man:

1. Introduction

2. The Decline of the Protestant Ethic

3. Scientism

4. Belongingness

5. Togetherness

Part II. The Training of Organization Man:

6. A Generation of Bureaucrats

7. The Practical Curriculum

8. Business Influence on Education

9. The Pipe Line

10. The "Well-Rounded" Man

Part III. The Neuroses of Organization Man:

11. The Executive: Non-Well-Rounded Man

12. The Executive Ego

13. Checkers

Part IV. The Testing of Organization Man:

14. How Good an Organization Man are You?

15. The Tests of Conformity

Part V. The Organization Scientist:

16. The Fight against Genius

17. The Bureaucratization of the Scientist

18. The Foundations and Projectism

Part VI. The Organization Man in Fiction:

19. Love That System

20. Society as Hero

Part VII. The New Suburbia: Organization Man at Home:

21. The Transients

22. The New Roots

23. Classlessness in Suburbia

24. Inconspicuous Consumption

25. The Web of Friendship

26. The Outgoing Life

27. The Church of Suburbia

28. The Organization Children

Conclusion

Appendix: How to Cheat on Personality Tests.

Notes:

"Anchor A117"--Spine.

"Cover by George Giusti; Typography by Edward Gorey"--Title page verso.

"©1956 by Willliam H. Whyte, Jr."--title page verso.

Advertisements: [3] pages at end.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.

OCLC:

223258