“A critical introduction to Organisation Theory that you can understand, apply and enjoy!”
This book addresses fundamental questions such as what is organisation theory and why does it matter. It explores the historical development of organization theory from its origins right up to present-day debates. It asks what challenges it presents to contemporary organisations, and explores the solutions it can provide.
Organization Theory brings a fresh approach to long-standing questions and is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students for whom the study of organizational theory or analysis is an integral part of their degree programme.
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“A critical introduction to Organisation Theory that you can understand, apply and enjoy!”
This book addresses fundamental questions such as what is organisation theory and why does it matter. It explores the historical development of organization theory from its origins right up to present-day debates. It asks what challenges it presents to contemporary organisations, and explores the solutions it can provide.
Organization Theory brings a fresh approach to long-standing questions and is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students for whom the study of organizational theory or analysis is an integral part of their degree programme.
Features + Benefits
Authors pay sceptical respect to different schools of thought, encouraging the reader to engage in a critical dialogue between varying perspectives.
Frequent and appealing examples show how concepts of organisations theory can be seen in the context of managerial reality.
A rich set of pedagogical features to support the reader include:
Stop and Think boxes to invite personal or group reflection
Brief biographies of seminal thinkers
Case studies on a wide range of organizations
Ideas and perspectives to introduce and summarize key theories
Backcover
a highly relevant book... contrasting with more traditional books about organization
Henrik B. Sørensen, Aarhus University, Denmark
The writing style is clear and concise, and consistent across chapters. It is particularly well written for students whose first language is not English.
Dr Melissa Tyler, Essex Business School, UK
Its excellence is its depth and effort to map out in a sensible yet academically rigorous way an enormous field of work. Succeeds admirably.
Dr. Paul McGrath, Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland
Exploring organization theory from its origins right up to present-day debates, the authors encouraging the reader to engage in a critical dialogue between varying perspectives. Using various forms of organizational theory that both underpin and challenge common sense ways of viewing (and managing) organizations, the aim of this new edition is to provide a clearly structured and interesting exploration of the ways in which the variety of theories and perspectives that constitute Organization Theory provide profound challenges for organizations in the twenty-first century.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
This book addresses fundamental questions such as what is organisation theory and why does it matter. It explores the historical development of organization theory from its origins right up to present-day debates. It asks what challenges it presents to contemporary organisations, and explores the solutions it can provide.
Organization Theory brings a fresh approach to long-standing questions and is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students for whom the study of organizational theory or analysis is an integral part of their degree programme.
Product Description
“A critical introduction to Organisation Theory that you can understand, apply and enjoy!”
This book addresses fundamental questions such as what is organisation theory and why does it matter. It explores the historical development of organization theory from its origins right up to present-day debates. It asks what challenges it presents to contemporary organisations, and explores the solutions it can provide.
Organization Theory brings a fresh approach to long-standing questions and is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students for whom the study of organizational theory or analysis is an integral part of their degree programme.
Features + Benefits
Authors pay sceptical respect to different schools of thought, encouraging the reader to engage in a critical dialogue between varying perspectives.
Frequent and appealing examples show how concepts of organisations theory can be seen in the context of managerial reality.
A rich set of pedagogical features to support the reader include:
Stop and Think boxes to invite personal or group reflection
Brief biographies of seminal thinkers
Case studies on a wide range of organizations
Ideas and perspectives to introduce and summarize key theories
Backcover
a highly relevant book... contrasting with more traditional books about organization
Henrik B. Sørensen, Aarhus University, Denmark
The writing style is clear and concise, and consistent across chapters. It is particularly well written for students whose first language is not English.
Dr Melissa Tyler, Essex Business School, UK
Its excellence is its depth and effort to map out in a sensible yet academically rigorous way an enormous field of work. Succeeds admirably.
Dr. Paul McGrath, Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland
Exploring organization theory from its origins right up to present-day debates, the authors encouraging the reader to engage in a critical dialogue between varying perspectives. Using various forms of organizational theory that both underpin and challenge common sense ways of viewing (and managing) organizations, the aim of this new edition is to provide a clearly structured and interesting exploration of the ways in which the variety of theories and perspectives that constitute Organization Theory provide profound challenges for organizations in the twenty-first century.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.