Understanding Organizations

Theories and Images
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84920-740-9
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 186 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 652 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Staber, Udo

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Staber, Udo
Before retiring, Udo Staber was a Professor of Organizational Studies at University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is now an independent scholar, living in New York and Rome