Organization Theory
Author : Derek Salman Pugh
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,47 MB
Release : 1988-03-01
Category : Management
ISBN : 9780140091311
Reading Organization Theory
Author : Albert J. Mills
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Encourages the reader to develop a critical approach to organizational analysis, concerned with the application of theory to key issues and questions in the construction of alternative organizations and social formations. Lists of key concepts, examples and discussion questions are included.
Studying Organization
Author : Stewart R Clegg
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 34,57 MB
Release : 1999-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1446237192
Book Description
In response to the needs of lecturers, the acclaimed Handbook of Organization Studies has been made available as two major paperback textbooks. In this, the first of a two-volume paperback edition of the landmark Handbook of Organization Studies, editors Stewart Clegg and Cynthia Hardy survey the field of organization studies. Studying Organization is an ideal textbook around which to build courses on organization theory and research methodology. Central to the enterprise has been a concern to reflect and honour the manifest diversity of the field, including recognition of the extent to which the very notion of a single field of organization studies is debated. Part One locates the study of organization by reviewing some of the most significant theoretical paradigms to have shaped our understanding. The second part reflects on the relationships between theory and research in organization studies.
Key Concepts in Organization Theory
Author : Ann L Cunliffe
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 2012-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1446290026
Book Description
From agency theory to power and politics, this indispensable guide to the key concepts of organization theory is your compass as you navigate through the often complex and abstract theories about the design and functioning of organizations. Designed to complement and elucidate your textbook or reading list, as well as introduce you to concepts that some courses neglect, this historical and interdisciplinary account of the field: - Helps you understand the basics of organization theory - Allows you to check your understanding of specific concepts - Fills in any gaps left by your course reading, and - Is a powerful revision tool Each entry is consistently structured, providing a definition of the concept and why it′s important to theory and practice, followed by a summary of current debates and a list of further reading. This companion will provide you with the nuts and bolts of an understanding that will serve you not just in your organization studies course, but throughout your degree and beyond. Key concepts include: agency theory; business strategy; corporate governance; decision making; environmental uncertainty; globalization; industrial democracy; organizational change; stakeholder theory; storytelling and narrative research; technology and organization structure.
Organization Theory and Design
Author : Richard L. Daft
Publisher : Cengage Learning Canada Inc
Page : pages
File Size : 25,72 MB
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0176728244
Book Description
Organizations must adapt to changing and often challenging environments. This third Canadian edition helps students understand and design organizations for today’s complex environment. The concepts and models offered in this text are integrated with changing events in the real world, presenting the most recent thinking and providing an up-to-date view of organizations. Detailed Canadian examples and cases capture the richness of the Canadian experience, while international examples accurately represent Canada’s role in the world.
Organization Theory and the Public Sector
Author : Tom Christensen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134080263
Book Description
Public sector organizations are fundamentally different to their private sector counterparts. They are multi-functional, follow a political leadership, and the majority do not operate in an external market. In an era of rapid reform, reorganization and modernization of the public sector, this book offers a timely and illuminating introduction to the public sector organization that recognizes its unique values, interests, knowledge and power-base. Drawing on both instrumental and institutional perspectives within organization theory, as well as democratic theory and empirical studies of decision-making, this text addresses five central aspects of the public sector organization: goals and values leadership and steering reform and change effects and implications understanding and design. This volume challenges conventional economic analysis of the public sector, arguing instead for a democratic-political approach and a new, prescriptive organization theory. A rich resource of both theory and practice, Organization Theory for the Public Sector: Instrument, Culture and Myth is essential reading for anybody studying the public sector.
Organization Theory and Governance for the 21st Century
Author : Sandi Parkes Pershing
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1483320960
Book Description
Applying organization theory to public and governance organizations, Organization Theory and Governance for the 21st Century presents readers with a conscious and thoughtful awareness of the history and evolving nature of organizations. Authors Sandra Parkes Pershing and Eric Austin address emerging theories rarely touched upon in competing titles, and take a deeper look into assumed theories to give the student a chance to critically consider the consequences these embedded assumptions have for organizational practice. By providing a consistent theoretical grounding and a clear focus on post-traditionalist thinking, the book gives students the background they need to analyze organizational settings and take effective action in the unique setting of contemporary governance.
Organization Theory and Public Management
Author : Jonathan R. Tompkins
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 23,75 MB
Release : 2023-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1478651776
Book Description
Organization Theory and Public Management is written for current and future public managers. Understanding organization theory helps managers at all levels define program objectives, overcome constraints, and accomplish mandated purposes. Armed with theoretical and conceptual knowledge, managers can better identify the factors that affect organizational performance, determine how these factors interrelate, and decide how best to resolve problems and attain goals. Familiarity with organization theory can facilitate fresh ways to view organizational challenges and discover new paths for pursuing change. Organization theory, supported by intuition and common sense, can be a powerful guide to action. The book approaches each organization theory school of thought on its own terms, drawing out its implications for public management as objectively as possible. Chapter 1 introduces organization theory as a field of study, chapter 2 establishes the unique context of public management, and chapter 3 presents three analytical frameworks for assessing the theories of organization covered in the twelve chapters that follow.
Organization Theory
Author : Mary Jo Hatch
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 30,93 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199640378
Book Description
Organization Theory offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the study of organizations and organizing processes. It encourages an even-handed appreciation of the main perspectives defining our knowledge of organizations and challenges readers to broaden their intellectual reach. Organization Theory is presented in three parts: Part I introduces the reader to theorizing using the multi-perspective approach. Part II presents different core concepts useful for analysing and understanding organizations - as entities within an environment, as social structures, technologies, cultures and physical structures, and as the products of power and political processes. Part III explores applications of organization theory to the practical matters of organizational design and change, and introduces the latest ideas, including organizational identity theory, process and practice theories, and aesthetics. An Online Resource Centre accompanies this text and includes: For students: Multiple Choice Questions For registered adopters: Lecturer's guide PowerPoint slides Figures and tables from the book
Rational Choice Theory and Organizational Theory
Author : Mary Zey
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780803951365
Book Description
Rational Choice Theory and Organizational Theory is written in response to the neo-classical economic rational choice theories and organizational economic theories which have emerged in the past decade and gained center stage in current organizational analysis.
