Key concepts in organization theory
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Key concepts in organization theory
（SAGE key concepts）
Sage, 2013
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Agency Theory
Alienation
Authority
Bureaucracy
Business Strategy
Complexity Science
Contested Exchange Theory
Control
Cooperativism
Corporate Governance
Decision Making
Discourse in Organizations
Environmental Uncertainty
Environment-Organization Interaction
Flexibility
Globalization
Industrial Democracy
Institutional Theory
Labor Process Theory
Life Cycle Models
Materiality
Organization Structure and Design
Organizational Change
Organizational Culture
Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management
Organizational Space
Postmodern Turn and Organization Studies
Power and Politics
Scientific Management
Stakeholder Theory
Storytelling and Narrative Research
Structuration Theory
Systems Theory
Technology and Organization Structure
Transaction Cost Economics
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