Factory sociology of the Perm Region

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Today, hundreds of sociological studies of various scales and directions are conducted annually in Russia. At the same time, it is possible to note a sharp decrease in attention to the problems of industrial (factory) sociology, caused by the transformation of economic management bases in Russia. The author refers to the experience of factory sociology in the 60s – 90s of the past century, basing on the work of sociologists at industrial enterprises in the Perm region. In the article, the problems of factory sociologists’ work are analysed in three aspects: motivation of employees of factory sociological services, acquisition of professional competencies, and search for their place in the management structure of the enterprises. A pioneer of factory sociology of the Soviet era not only in the Perm region but also in the country was the department of sociology of ergonomics at the Perm Telephone Factory. This unit, along with the laboratory of sociology of the Perm Polytechnic Institute, for many years was a training ground for factory sociologists and the creation of sociological services at several enterprises of the Perm region. The article uses materials from in-depth interviews, biographical information, and publications by well-known factory sociologists in the Perm region who worked in enterprises in Perm and the Perm region. The main goal of the article is to draw attention to the experience and archives of data from factory sociologists of the Soviet period in order to find reserves for increasing labor productivity in industrial enterprises and developing personal potential of workers in these enterprises.

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Viktor A. Burko

Perm National Research Polytechnic University

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Email: victor-burko@yandex.ru

Cand. Sci. (Sociol.), Assoc. Prof.

Russian Federation, Perm

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