Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives - Hardcover

Scott, W Richard; Davis, Gerald F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 113846774X ISBN 13: 9781138467743

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113846774X
• ISBN 13: 9781138467743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464