Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives
This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining...
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This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining organizations; organizations as rational, natural, and open systems; environments, strategies, and structures of organizations; and organizations and society. For those employed in fields where knowledge of organizational theory is necessary, including sociology, anthropology, cognitive psychology, industrial engineering, managers in corporations and international business, and business strategists.
Chapter 1: The Subject is Organizations; The Verb is OrganizingChapter 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
