- 280 pages
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
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.
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Yes, you can access Understanding Organizations by Udo Staber,SAGE Publications Ltd in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Organisational Behaviour. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Organizations Matter
- 2 Theorizing Organizations
- 3 Contexts and Environments
- 4 Space and Spatiality
- 5 Time and Temporality
- 6 Structure and Structuring
- 7 Knowledge and Understanding
- 8 Conclusion: Private Problems and Public Issues
- Glossary
- References
- Index