Organizations and Organizing : Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives -- Paperback （1 Internat）

Scott, W. Richard/ Davis, Gerald

Pearson Education (Us)（2006/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 432
• 商品コード 9780132329026

Full Description

For advanced undergraduate courses on organizations, sociology of organizations, organizations & management, and organization theory. Courses can be found in the departments of sociology, business and public administration departments.Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems 1/e, 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. W. Richard Scott is a professor at Stanford University and is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Organizations: Rational, Natural and Open Systems, which this new book replaces. Gerald F. Davis is a professor of Management and Organizations in the University of Michigan Business School. He brings extensive knowledge of strategy, social networks and social movements to this new book.

Contents

Chapter 1Chapter 2: Organizations as Rational SystemsChapter 3: Organizations as Natural SystemsChapter 4: Organizations as Open SystemsChapter 5: Combining Perspectives, Expanding LevelsChapter 6: Technology and StructureChapter 7: Labor and StructureChapter 8: Goals, Power, and ControlChapter 9: The Dyadic Environment of the OrganizationChapter 10: Organization of the EnvironmentChapter 11: Networks In and Around OrganizationsChapter 12: Strategy, Structure, and Performance: The Sociology of Organizational StrategyChapter 13: The Rise and Transformation of the Corporate FormChapter 14: Changing Contours of Organizations and Organization Theory