Theories Of Organization

Author : Henry L. Tosi
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412924995
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theories of Organization written by Henry L. Tosi and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes excerpts from seminal works and summaries of key theoretical models that form the basis of the field of organization theory.

Author : Linda L. Putnam
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135619808
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Theories of Organization written by Linda L. Putnam and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the concept of communication as it applies to organizational theory. Bringing together multiple voices, it focuses on communication’s role in the constitution of organization. Editors Linda L. Putnam and Anne Maydan Nicotera have assembled an all-star cast of contributors, each providing a distinctive voice and perspective. The contents of this volume compare and contrast approaches to the notion that communication constitutes organization. Chapters also examine the ways that those processes produce patterns that endure over time and that constitute the organization as a whole. This collection bridges different disciplines and serves a vital role in developing dimensions, characteristics, and relationships among concepts that address how communication constitutes organization. It will appeal to scholars and researchers working in organizational communication, organizational studies, management, sociology, social collectives, and organizational psychology and behavior.

Author : Lex Donaldson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521479172
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Anti-Management Theories of Organization written by Lex Donaldson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-03-16 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a critique of recent developments in the study of organizational structure in the USA. There has been a profusion of new paradigms offered in the USA and this has fragmented the field. Many of these paradigms share an anti-management quality, painting managers in an increasingly negative light. This book examines five major, contemporary US organizational theories: population-ecology, institutional, resource dependence, agency and transaction cost economics. Each of these theories and their attendant research is critically examined and severe problems are identified in either theoretical coherence or empirical validity. Lex Donaldson argues that it is possible to reintegrate the field by taking structural contingency theory as the core theory and adding on to it selective propositions from the newer paradigms. He also offers suggestions for needed reforms in the US academic cultural and institutional system.

Author : Raymond E. Miles
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theories of Management: Implications for Organizational Behavior and Development written by Raymond E. Miles and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1975 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ann L Cunliffe
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446290026
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Key Concepts in Organization Theory written by Ann L Cunliffe and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Udo Staber
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 144629157X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Organizations written by Udo Staber and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Organizations: Theories and Images introduces students to the key principles of understanding, designing, and managing organizations in an accessible and practical way. The book provides a conceptual toolkit containing the essential models, theories and concepts needed for working in, managing and evaluating organizations. Key Features: Insightful anecdotes discuss how for- and not-for profit organizations fit within our current society from a social and economic perspective. Theoretical framework and multi-perspective approach focuses on economics, institutionalism and evolution theory highlighting the relationship between organizations, employees and the broader society. Research-focused approach analyses organizational phenomena in light of recent studies. This textbook is ideal for undergraduates and postgraduates studying general management, organizational theory, organizational design, and organizational sociology.

Author : Conor Vibert
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 9780765612946
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theories of Macro Organizational Behavior written by Conor Vibert and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2004 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This text provides a comprehensive summary of 30 of the major theories that underpin Organization Theory and Economic Organization. Each theory is summarized in a stand-alone fashion, reflecting the diversity of thinking on these issues. The book has a wide application for courses designed to inform students of the main issues confronting organizations.

Author : Vaidya, Kishor
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1609607694
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inter-Organizational Information Systems and Business Management: Theories for Researchers written by Vaidya, Kishor and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book highlights the most influential organizational theories and their applications in inter-organizational information systems, providing theories that have been consistently tested and proven to be valid over time"--

Author : W Richard Scott
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317345916
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizations and Organizing written by W Richard Scott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining organizations; organizations as rational, natural, and open systems; environments, strategies, and structures of organizations; and organizations and society. For those employed in fields where knowledge of organizational theory is necessary, including sociology, anthropology, cognitive psychology, industrial engineering, managers in corporations and international business, and business strategists.

Author : Nicos P. Mouzelis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415176828
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organization and Bureaucracy written by Nicos P. Mouzelis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1967 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.