Organizational Theory: Text and Cases (3rd Edition)
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Presents text and cases, integrated progression of topics, and comprehensive and up-to-date coverage. DLC: Organizational behavior.
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* An integrated flow between chapters - allows students to clearly see how topics relate to each other from the start.
* An in-depth look at organizational culture from the origins of culture to its relationship with organizational effectiveness.
* Detailed coverage of the stakeholder approach to organizations and the implications of this approach for organizational effectiveness.
* Explanations of the most recent developments in organizational structure such as the product team structure, outsourcing, and the network organizations.
* Discussion of recent literature on inter-organizational linkage mechanisms, including the role of resource dependence theory and transaction cost theory in explaining why organizations choose different types of linkage mechanisms.
* An integrated account of the strategy-structure relationship.
* Comprehensive coverage of international strategy and structure and global organizational design.
* An analysis of new technological developments, including the Internet, integrated with traditional concepts already used in organizational theory. See how technical complexity, task non-routinism, and task interdependence affect organizational design.
* A detailed discussion of both population ecology theory and institutional theory.
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Organizational Theory: Text and Cases (3rd Edition),Gareth R. Jones,Prentice Hall,0130183784,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,Case studies,Management - General,Management Science,Negotiating,Organizational Behavior,Organizational Behavior In Business
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