Charles Perrow
Born 1925 · Died 2019
From Tacoma, Washington, United States · Nationality: United States
American sociologist.
Quotes
“The vast proportion of the activity in organizations goes on without personal directives and supervision – and even without written rules – and sometimes in permitted violation of the rules.”
Complex organizations, 1972, p. 128 “People do not exist just for organizations. They track all kinds of mud from the rest of their lives into the organization, and they have all kinds of interests that are independent of the organization.”
Complex organizations, 1972, p. 4 “The essence of the normal accident [is] the interaction of multiple failures that are not in a direct operational sequence.”
Normal Accidents, 1984, p. 23 “Apparent leadership problems are often problems of organizational structure.”
Organizational Analysis: A Sociological View, 1970, p. 10
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Books by Charles Perrow in order
Books by Charles Perrow in the order they were published, from Organizational Analysis (1970) to Normal Accidents - Living with High Risk Technologies (2011).
- 1Organizational Analysis
Organizational Analysis1970 - 2Complex Organizations
Complex Organizations1972 - 3The Radical Attack on Business
The Radical Attack on Business1972 - 4Normal Accidents
Normal Accidents1984 - 5The AIDS Disaster
The AIDS Disaster1990 - 6Organizing America
Organizing America2002 - 7The Next Catastrophe
The Next Catastrophe2007 - 8Normal Accidents - Living with High Risk TechnologiesNormal Accidents - Living with High Risk Technologies2011