The organization
man completely yields to the organization he serves and is dependent on the institution for his
financial stability and feeling of belongingness. According to William Whytes study titled
"The Organization Man," he held interviews with employees of the major American
corporations of the time to try to understand their working environment, motivation, and
opinions in relation to the corporate world.
He discovered that those he
interviewed did not only work for the company that hired them but were also fully committed to
it over and above their personal interests. Further, the organization man organized social
groups comprised of work colleagues to foster a sense of belongingness for the individual
members. Individualism did not appeal to them, and these social groups were seen to be the
centers of knowledge and creativity. The organization man also allowed the conformist social
ethic to dominate his private life, and his major concern was to ensure the success of the
organization.
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