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Organization Man, The


Subject History

Place Northern America » United States of America

Key-Topics Second World War

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x


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In 1956 William H. Whyte published this study of the corporate culture and attitudes of US business executives. Whyte condemned prevailing attitudes that prized conformity and loyalty to the organization above individuality; he also demonstrated that these values were exerting a negative influence on a broad range of popular attitudes and behavior. The Organization Man became one of the most influential books of the 1950s, and stimulated much critical thinking about how US society was being undermined by sameness and shallowness. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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A Dictionary of American History



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