Handbook of Organizational Design
2: Remodelling Organizations and their Environments
William H Starbuck editor Paul C Nystrom editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:24th Sep '81
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This comprehensive reference work summarizes and reinterprets research, and suggests applications got the design of organizations. Scholars and professionals, from the United States, Europe, and other countries, present the contributions to organization theory of management science, political science, economics, sociology, systems engineering, psychology, history, and anthropology. The chapters draw examples from a large number of diverse industries and governmental activities, and they discuss design alternatives which should prove valuable for planning, redesign, and the continuing operations of organizations. Volume 2 focuses on proceses of change within organizations, including control systems, interdepartmental relations, and job design. Contributors also discuss the effects, both planned and accidental, that organizations have upon their environments, and they analyze the relationships between organizations, governments, and societies.
...the handbook is an outstanding piece of work. It will be useful for academics and practitioners as a comprehensive source of reference. * Leadership and Organization Development Journal *
The Handbook is an important milestone in the development of organizational analysis. Those who profess to be experts in the macro aspects of organizations need to be familiar with the major themes represented in this two volume series. * Academy of Management Review *
The Handbook is a monumental achievement. It is stylish in format, articulate in expression, panoramic in scope, and provocative in discussion. * American Journal of Sociology *
...in breadth and in the timeliness of many of the chapters, the handbook probably surpasses earlier handbooks. * Contemporary Sociology *
At first glance this handbook is intimidating... But despite its fearsome look, the handbook... will be helpful to managers seriously contemplating involvement in a design change. * Harvard Business Review *
...no self-respecting scholar of organizations should be without this book. * Journal of Management Studies *
...the reader... can rely for many years to come on these two volumes as an excellent base-line. * Organization Studies *
I congratulate the editors, Nystrom and Starbuck, and the publishers as well. * American Political Science Review *
...many of the chapters will achive landmark status. * Administrative Science Quarterly *
ISBN: 9780198272427
Dimensions: 240mm x 194mm x 36mm
Weight: 1183g
558 pages