| Description |
452 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Subject is Organizations; The verb is Organizing -- 2. Organizations as Rational Systems -- 3. Organizations as Natural Systems -- 4. Organizations as Open Systems -- 5. Combining Perspectives, Expanding Levels -- 6. Technology and Structure -- 7. Labor and Structure -- 8. Goals, Power, and Control -- 9. The Dyadic Environment of the Organization -- 10. Organization of the Environment -- 11. Networks In and Around Organizations -- 12. Strategy, Structure, and Performance: The Sociology of Organizational Strategy -- 13. The Rise and Transformation of the Corporate Form -- 14. Changing Contours of Organizations and Organization Theory |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Rev. of: Organizations / W. Richard Scott. 5th ed. 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Organizational sociology.
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Sociology.
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| Author |
Davis, Gerald F. (Gerald Fredrick), 1961-
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Scott, W. Richard, 1932-
Organizations, 5th ed
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| LC no. |
2006025219 |
| ISBN |
0131958933 |
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9780131958937 |
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