The Organization Man by William H. Whyte PDF Free

Who’s the organization man? In America he’s the prosperous, white-collar worker who lives under the protection of a big organization such as the civil service or a business corporation, and who has a kind of job in which more and more Americans are finding a promise of security and high standards of living. This book is a study of him-how he’s trained in college and at work, how h Who’s the organization man? In America he’s the prosperous, white-collar worker who lives under the protection of a big organization such as the civil service or a business corporation, and who has a kind of job in which more and more Americans are finding a promise of security and high standards of living. This book is a study of him-how he’s trained in college and at work, how he’s selected and tested for employment and advancement, how he lives in the family, how he worships, what he thinks, and what he hopes to get out of life. All this is of direct interest to us, for what is happening in America is happening here. We are most of us, to some degree, organization men, and specialization is already ousting the liberal arts from pride of place in our educational system. Is ours to be a society governed by the mediocrity of business method? We will do well to take warning from The Organization Man. 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 Acknowledgments Index [120]…more