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Organizations and Organizing

Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives

Gerald F Davis author W Richard Scott author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:10th Nov '06

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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.

ISBN: 9780131958937

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 540g

464 pages