Organizations in industry : strategy, structure, and selection
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Organizations in industry : strategy, structure, and selection
Oxford University Press, 1995
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
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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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