Organization Theory and Design

Richard L. Daft; Jonathan Murphy; Hugh Willmott

ISBN 10: 1844809900 ISBN 13: 9781844809905

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

The market-leading textbook on organization theory reaches a new level with Richard L. Daft being joined by Jonathan Murphy and Hugh Willmott (both Cardiff Business School) to provide an unparalleled resource for students in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). After listening to the requirements of lecturers, the authors have added diverse global examples featuring such organizations as AirAsia, Philips NV, Carrefour, Bedlam Games and Circus Oz and cases supplied from a range of international academics. Students will benefit from a boosted critical focus, carefully threaded into the hallmark structure using a new Counterpoint feature, while a fully adapted set of lecturer and student resources makes this the complete textbook for modern courses.

About this title

About the Author

Richard L. Daft is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, USA.

Jonathan Murphy is Lecturer in International Management and Organizational Analysis at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK.

Hugh Willmott is Research Professor of Organization Studies at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK.

From the Back Cover

The market-leading textbook on organization theory reaches a new level with Richard L. Daft being joined by Jonathan Murphy and Hugh Willmott (both Cardiff Business School) to provide an unparalleled resource for students in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). After listening to the requirements of lecturers, the authors have added diverse global examples - featuring such organizations as AirAsia, Philips NV, Carrefour, Bedlam Games and Circus Oz - and cases supplied from a range of international academics. Students will benefit from a boosted critical focus, carefully threaded into the hallmark structure using a new "Counterpoint" feature, while a fully adapted set of lecturer and student resources makes this the complete textbook for modern courses. Key Features: - Employs the same hallmark table of contents of the original text but with new EMEA examples and theory threaded throughout. - New chapter and integrative cases covering a wider range of organizations - from public to private, MNC to SME - and often prepared specifically for the text by international academics from such institutions at Oxford University, Cambridge University and Aarhus University. - New "Counterpoint" feature carefully populated throughout chapters to introduce students to a wider range of perspectives on organizational theory. - Up-to-the-minute coverage of post-`credit crunch' issues and how the turbulence of modern business impacts organizational theory decision making. - Fully adapted supplements package including Instructor's Manual, ExamView Test Bank, Additional Case Studies and much more.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844809900
• ISBN 13: 9781844809905
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 728