Hugh Willmott, Richard L. Daft, Jonathan Murphy

Organization Theory & Design

An International Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The third edition of Organization Theory and Design addresses overarching questions such as, how is globalization impacting organizations? Exploring contemporary issues in organization design, examples are drawn from global sources which reflect the different issues and best practices faced by managers. Developed for students in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, renowned academics Jonathan Murphy and Hugh Willmott continue to add an up-to-date international perspective to Richard L. Daft's landmark textbook. Together they provide an original, comprehensive approach to the study of organization theory and design.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA
• 3. Aufl.
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 195mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 1022g
• ISBN-13: 9781473726383
• ISBN-10: 1473726387
• Artikelnr.: 47078666

Autorenporträt

Murphy, Jonathan
Jonathan Murphy has combined research and teaching with international management roles throughout his career. He is an internationally recognized expert in Parliamentary Development. Currently he leads INTER PARES, the European Union's global programme for parliamentary strengthening, and was previously a UN diplomat in Ukraine and Tunisia where he headed major democracy development programmes. As a scholar, Jonathan has written on a variety of topics in international and critical management, and taught for many years at Cardiff Business School in Wales. He currently holds a visiting professorship (docent) at Jyväskylä University in Finland. .

Willmott, Hugh
Hugh Willmott is Professor of Management at Cass Business School and also holds the position of Professor of Organization Studies at Cardiff Business School, Wales. His research interests span the sub-fields of management organization studies and he is particularly interested in the development and application of management theory by drawing upon the resources of critical social science. He has co-authored two major textbooks, including Introducing Organizational Behaviour & Management (co-edited with David Knights, Cengage Learning, 2017) and, additionally, has published over 20 books and contributed to a wide range of management and social science journals. .

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Introduction to Organizations 1 What are Organizations? 2 Perspectives on Organizations Part II Organizational Purpose and Structural Design 3 Strategy, Organization Design and Effectiveness 4 Fundamentals of Organization Structure Part III Open System Design Elements 5 The External Environment 6 Interorganizational Relationships 7 Designing Organizations for the International Environment Part IV Internal Design Elements 8 Manufacturing and Service Technologies 9 Information Technology and Control 10 Organization Size, Life Cycle and Decline Part V Managing Dynamic Processes 11 Organizational Culture and Ethical Values 12 Innovation and Change 13 Decision-Making Processes 14 Conflict, Power and Politics Integrative Cases 1.0 Bin Kanzo: Competition, Collaboration and Expansion in the Saudi Arabian Crane Industry 2.0 'Box-ticking' in Organizations: Lessons of the Nimrod Disaster 3.0 Intercrane Ltd: Debates over Senior Decision-making and Strategy for Expansion 4.0 DYnotex Interio Ltd: Segmentation or Assimilation of Discrete Production Lines in a Changing Environment 5.0 Blood on the Gatepost: Family Conflicts in the New Zealand Farming Industry