UID:
almahu_9949593582302882
Format:
1 online resource (268 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781526435880 (ebook) :
Content:
"Understanding Organizations: Theories and Images introduces students to the key principles of understanding, designing, and managing organizations in an accessible and practical way. The book provides a conceptual toolkit containing the essential models, theories and concepts needed for working in, managing and evaluating organizations. Key Features: Insightful anecdotes discuss how for- and not-for profit organizations fit within our current society from a social and economic perspective ; Theoretical framework and multi-perspective approach focuses on economics, institutionalism and evolution theory highlighting the relationship between organizations, employees and the broader society ; Research-focused approach analyses organizational phenomena in light of recent studies. This textbook is ideal for undergraduates and postgraduates studying general management, organizational theory, organizational design, and organizational sociology."--Publisher's website.
Note:
Introduction: Organizations Matter -- Theorizing Organizations -- Contexts and Environments -- Space and Spatiality -- Time and Temporality -- Structure and Structuring -- Knowledge and Understanding -- Conclusion: Private Problems and Public Issues.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9781849207409 (hbk.)
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 1849207402 (hbk.)
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 1849207410 (pbk.)
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9781849207416 (pbk.)
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 1446263959
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9781446263952
Language:
English
