Chris Argyris explores why it is that the same conflicts are experienced in organizations, yet the issues are often never addressed and ignored. He shows how our behavior creates these 'organizational traps', and that while much writing on management also shows this, it doesn't …
Anyone who has spent time in an organization knows that dysfunctional behavior abounds. Conflict is frequently avoided or pushed underground rather than dealt with openly. At the same time, the same arguments often burst out again and again, almost verbatim. Turf battles continu…
Discover how to implement and operate in an Agile manner at every level of your enterprise and at every point from idea to delivery. Learn how Agile-mature organizations adapt nimbly to microchanges in market conditions. Learn cutting-edge practices and concepts as you extend yo…
It may be hard to believe in an era of Walmart, Citizens United, and the Koch brothers, but corporations are on the decline. The number of American companies listed on the stock market dropped by half between 1996 and 2012. In recent years we've seen some of the most storied cor…
With its move from hierarchical to team-based structures and its dismantling of functional barriers, the organization of the future is touted as a radical departure from traditional models. The worker of the future, we are told, must be a collaborative team player, able to give …
Examine your organizational structure and purposes with a critical eye to evaluating its potential for innovation and change with the help of a fine handbook. From analyses of innovation versus imitation processes to strategies and alternatives to traditional business approaches…
With insight and clarity, the editors of 'The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism' have collected and arranged papers so readers are provided with a map of the field and pointed in the direction of new and emerging themes.
Studying management critically
Studying management critically
Drawing upon a range of influential contemporary movements in the social sciences, primarily upon critical traditions, such as the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School, this text provides a wide ranging analysis of management and its various specialisms.
