Organizations in industry : strategy, structure, and selection

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Organizations in industry : strategy, structure, and selection

edited by Glenn R. Carroll, Michael T. Hannan

Oxford University Press, 1995

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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: cloth ISBN 9780195083095

Description

Organizations in Industry offers an in-depth look at historical organizational reality. It is a supplementary textbook providing real-world case-studies for courses which involve the theoretical analysis of formal organizations. Each chapter is written by experts in a particular industry and discusses developments from the origin of the industry to the near present. Industries covered include: automobile manufacture, biotechnology, financial services, health care, labour organization, microcomputer manufacture, art museums, newspaper publishing, radio broadcasting, railways, and telephones.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195083101

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This is a supplementary textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational behaviour, organizational theory, and organizational sociology. Each chapter is written by experts in a particular industry and demonstrates both positive and negative results when specific theories are applied in the actual companies.

Table of Contents

Preface List of Figures List of Tables Section I: Theoretical Issues in Studying Organizations 1: Glenn R. Carroll and Michael T. Hannan: Focus on Industry: The Organizational Lens 2: Michael T. Hannan and Glenn R. Carroll: An Introduction to Organizational Ecology Section II: Environmental Selection 3: Philip Anderson: Microcomputer Manufacturers 4: Frank Dobbin: Railroads 5: Judith R. Blau: Art Museums Section III: Density Dependent Evolution 6: Michael T. Hannan: Labor Unions 7: David Barron: Credit Unions 8: David Strang: Health Maintenance Organizations 9: Glenn R. Carroll: Newspaper Publishers 10: Glenn R. Carroll and Michael T. Hannan: Automobile Manufacturers Section IV: Resource Partitioning 11: Anand Swaminathan and Glenn R. Carroll: Beer Brewers 12: Will Mitchell: Medical Diagnostic Imaging Manufacturers Section V: Segregating Processes and Community Dynamics 13: William P. Barnett: Telephone Companies 14: Joel Podolny: Investment Banks 15: Huseyin Leblebici: Radio Broadcasters 16: Allan Ryan, John Freeman, and Ralph Hybells: Biotechnology Firms Section VI: Concluding Notes About the Editors

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