Child Organization

Contemporary Principles and Practice
2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-77987-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten, E-Book

The definitive organization management text for executives andaspiring business leaders
Organization: Contemporary Principles and Practices, SecondEdition is the completely updated and revised landmark guide to"macro" organization theory and design, fully grounded in currentinternational practice. International management expert John Childexplores the conditions facilitating the development of neworganizational forms and provides up-to-date coverage of the keydevelopments driving new organization structure and practice. Thisrevised Second Edition includes a new introductory section onOrganization Theory as well as a complete Instructor Manual updatedwith new material on the basic principles of organizationaldesign.
With detailed case studies and examples from throughout the UK,Europe, Asia and North America, Organization provides atruly international overview for advanced students and businessexecutives who want to be at the forefront of the evolution inOrganization Theory. 21st Century organizations will befaced with entirely new challenges and opportunities than thosefaced by previous generations, and emerging business leaders mustunderstand the new "macro" realities in order to succeed.Organization will help readers:
* Understand the "macro" organization, which is distinct fromorganizational behaviour
* Explore the way organizations fit into the internationalbusiness environment and global economy
* Analyze the way organizational structure and design affectmanagement performance
* Apply advanced organization theory and principles to day to daymanagement activities
Written by one of the foremost scholars, the fully updatedSecond Edition of this successful text provides executives andadvanced business students with a wide-ranging and trustworthyguide to organizations as the conditions for their survival in ourglobal business environment change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Child, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to Second Edition VII
Preface from the First Edition IX
PART I THE BROAD PICTURE 1
Chapter 1 Organization and Its Importance 3
Chapter 2 Perspectives on Organizational Design until RecentTimes 27
Chapter 3 New Conditions, New Organization 53
PART II NEW INTERNAL FORMS 85
Chapter 4 Simpler Structures - Reducing Hierarchy 87
Chapter 5 Achieving Integration 109
Chapter 6 Control 143
Chapter 7 Questions of Reward 171
Chapter 8 Payment Systems 191
PART III NEW NETWORK FORMS 215
Chapter 9 Outsourcing and Offshoring 217
Chapter 10 Virtual Organization 241
Chapter 11 Strategic Alliances 269
Chapter 12 Organizing Across Borders 291
PART IV ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS 331
Chapter 13 Managing Organizational Change 333
Chapter 14 Organizing for Learning 371
Chapter 15 Generating and Utilizing Trust 405
Chapter 16 Corporate Governance in New Organizational Forms427
PART V DESIGNING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY451
Chapter 17 Meeting Strategic Business Needs 453
Chapter 18 Meeting Strategic Social Needs 477
Author Index 497
Subject Index 507

Über Autor(innen)

JOHN CHILD is an internationally acknowledged expert onorganization and international business. He is particularly knownfor his grounded approach to the practice of management. AmongChild's 23 books, Corporate Co-evolution, co-authored withSuzana Rodrigues, won the 2009 Terry Book Award of the Academy ofManagement.