Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives
This book covers the early history of organization studies, provides a comprehensive framework for comparing competing theoretical paradigms, and addresses major developments in the most recent decade. Its scholarly yet accessible conceptual framework encourages our diverse scholarly community to come together to consider common issues and problems.
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- Full title :Organizations and Organizing : Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives.
Summary
This book covers the early history of organization studies, provides a comprehensive framework for comparing competing theoretical paradigms, and addresses major developments in the most recent decade. Its scholarly yet accessible conceptual framework encourages our diverse scholarly community to come together to consider common issues and problems.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
- Place of Publication:Florence
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (465 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781315663371, 1315663376
- oclc:ocn929511875
- LC Classification:HM786
- Dewey Decimal:302.3/5
Table of Contents
Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 The Subject Is Organizations; The Verb is Organizing; The Importance of Organizations; Organizations as an Area of Study; Common and Divergent Interests; The Elements of Organizations; Defining the Concept of Organization; Summary; 2 Organizations as Rational Systems; The Defining Characteristics; Selected Schools; Summary and Tentative Conclusions; 3 Organizations as Natural Systems; Basic versus Distinctive Characteristics; Selected Schools; Summary and Tentative Conclusions; 4 Organizations as Open Systems.
System LevelsSpecial Emphases and Insights; Selected Schools; Summary and Tentative Conclusions; 5 Combining Perspectives, Expanding Levels; Attempts at Integration; Glancing Back and Looking Forward; Expanded Levels of Analysis; Theories at the Ecological Level; Concluding Comment; 6 Technology and Structure; Organizations as Technical Adaptive Systems; Technology and Structure: Natural System Formulations; Summary; 7 Labor and Structure; The Social Boundaries of Organizations; Division of Labor; Labor Markets and Organizational Boundaries; High-Performance Work Organizations.
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