The Growth of Organizations Jan 24, 2017

Careers 19th century pattern Small organizations Low job security Hiring more informal High geographical mobility

Increase in scale Rise of management Production workers Development of the idea of a career for white collar workers Production workers Growth of security Reasons Union organizing Growing complexity Example of the $5 day

Age of the “Organization Man” Professionalization Educational Standards Stable careers More equal earnings Positive and negative views

Social Mobility Definition Relation to idea of “equal opportunity” Structural Mobility Circulation Mobility Relation to idea of “equal opportunity” Is social mobility declining?