Mary Jo Hatch (C. Coleman McGehee Eminent Scholars Research Profess

Organizations: A Very Short Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Organization happens in the act of working with others to accomplish a desired future state. It can happen through intentionally designed activity, spontaneous improvisation, or some combination of the two, but it always requires coordinated effort. This Very Short Introduction provides a lively and thought provoking introduction to the topic.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 179mm x 113mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 146g
• ISBN-13: 9780199584536
• ISBN-10: 0199584532
• Artikelnr.: 32301586

Autorenporträt

Mary Jo Hatch is an organization theorist doing research, teaching, and consulting in the areas of organizational culture, identity, and corporate branding. She has worked with, and studied, many companies including LEGO Group, Novo Nordisk, Johnson & Johnson, and Nissan. She has written or co-authored several books including Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic and Postmodern Perspectives (2nd edition 2006, Oxford University Press), The Three Faces of Leadership: Manager, Artist, Priest (2005, Blackwell Publishing), and most recently, Taking Brand Initiative: How Corporations Can Align Strategy, Culture and Identify through Corporate Branding (2008, Jossey-Bass/Wiley).

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents:

Introduction
1: What is organization?
2: What is the best way to organize?
3: What does it mean to be an organization?
4: Who does organizing serve?
5: How does organizing happen?
6: Why do organizational scholars disagree?
7: Where do we go from here?