Writers on organizations
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Writers on organizations
（Penguin business, Management）
Penguin Books, 1996
5th ed
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Writers on organizations : An invaluable introduction to the ideas and arguments of leading authorities on management
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Who has said what about organizations and their management? This handy compendium gives easy access to the principal ideas of the leading authorities. Brief, clear resumes bring out the main thrust of their thinking. The fifth edition of this evergreen resource for student and manager alike summarises the work of a wide range of experts to provide a truly comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of organization management. It covers the structure and national and international environments of organizations, management problems, managerial decision-making and influence, people problems, and organizational change and learning.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 The structure of organizations: Max Weber
- Derek Pugh and the Aston Group, including John Child and David Hickson
- Alfred D. Chandler
- Oliver E. Williamson
- Henry Mintzberg
- Charles Handy
- Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal. Part 2 The organization in its environment: Tom Burns
- Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch
- James D. Thompson
- Jeffrey Pfeffer and Gerald R. Salancik
- Raymond E. Miles and Charles C. Snow
- Michael T. Hannan and John Freeman
- Geert Hofstede. Part 3 The management of organizations: Henri Fayol
- Frederick W. Taylor
- Harry Braverman and the "labour process" debate
- Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman
- Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- Karl E. Weick. Part 4 Decision-making in organizations: Herbert A. Simon
- James G. March
- Victor H. Vroom
- Michel Crozier. Part 5 People in organizations: Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne investigations
- Rensis Likert and Douglas McGregor
- Edgar H. Schein
- Frederick Herzberg
- Eric Trist and the work of the Tavistock Institute. Part 6 Organizational change and learning: Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell
- Andrew Pettigrew
- Chris Argyris
- Peter Senge
- Gareth Morgan.
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