A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations
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A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations

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A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations

About this book

?Indispensable and subversive? - Simon Caulkin, The Observer ?A highly entertaining polemic.... This slim volume more than lives up to its title? - Stefan Stern, Financial Times Conceived by Chris Grey and written to get you thinking, the ? Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap ' series offers informal, conversational and critical overviews of popular areas of study. Updated throughout with examples from the biggest global news events, including the Trump presidency, cost-cutting at Boeing, working conditions at Sports Direct and the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, the fifth edition explores contemporary developments in organizations. This book is ideal for students of organizational studies, management professionals and anyone curious about the workings of organizations. Chris Grey is Emeritus Professor of Organization Studies at the School of Business and Management at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

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Edition
5

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. About the Author
  9. Should You Buy this Book?
  10. Preface to the Fifth Edition
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. Introduction: Why Studying Organizations Matters to Me
  13. 1 Bureaucracy and Scientific Management
  14. 2 Human Relations Theory and People Management
  15. 3 Organizational Culture and Self-Management
  16. 4 Post-Bureaucracy and Change Management
  17. 5 The New Capitalism and the End of Management?
  18. Conclusion: Why Should Studying Organizations Matter to You?
  19. Recommended Reading
  20. References
  21. Index