Organizations and organizing : rational, natural, and open system perspectives

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Organizations and organizing : rational, natural, and open system perspectives

W. Richard Scott, Gerald F. Davis

(Pearson international edition)

Pearson Education International, c2007

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Bibliography: p. 391-438

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For advanced undergraduate courses on organizations, sociology of organizations, organizations & management, and organization theory. Courses can be found in the departments of sociology, business and public administration departments. Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems 1/e, covers the early history of organization studies, provides a comprehensive framework for comparing competing theoretical paradigms, and addresses major developments in the most recent decade. Its scholarly yet accessible conceptual framework encourages our diverse scholarly community to come together to consider common issues and problems. W. Richard Scott is a professor at Stanford University and is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Organizations: Rational, Natural and Open Systems, which this new book replaces. Gerald F. Davis is a professor of Management and Organizations in the University of Michigan Business School. He brings extensive knowledge of strategy, social networks and social movements to this new book.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: The Subject is Organizations
  • The Verb is Organizing Chapter 2: Organizations as Rational Systems Chapter 3: Organizations as Natural Systems Chapter 4: Organizations as Open Systems Chapter 5: Combining Perspectives, Expanding Levels Chapter 6: Technology and Structure Chapter 7: Labor and Structure Chapter 8: Goals, Power, and Control Chapter 9: The Dyadic Environment of the Organization Chapter 10: Organization of the Environment Chapter 11: Networks In and Around Organizations Chapter 12: Strategy, Structure, and Performance: The Sociology of Organizational Strategy Chapter 13: The Rise and Transformation of the Corporate Form Chapter 14: Changing Contours of Organizations and Organization Theory

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  • NCID
    BB01362664
  • ISBN
    • 9780132329026
  • LCCN
    2006025219
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Upper Saddle River, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 452 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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