Organization and Decision
Luhmann, Niklas/ Baecker, Dirk (Editor)/ Barrett, Rhodes (Translator)
ISBN 10: 1108472079 ISBN 13: 9781108472074
Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2018
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Synopsis:
Luhmann's classic text on how organizations work; how they should be designed, steered, and controlled; and how they structure society.
About the Authors:
Niklas Luhmann (1927–1998) ranks as one of the most important German social theorists of the twentieth century. His works have been highly influential in sociology and other social sciences, including organization studies. The significance of organizations for Luhmann can be traced in his biography: at the beginning of his career, he spent almost eight years as a legal expert in public administration, through which he gained professional expertise in the function of organizations. This practice inspired much of his later theoretical work at Harvard's Graduate School for Public Administration, the University for Public Administration at Speyer, the Center for Social Research in Dortmund, where he was head of department, and at the Department for Sociology at Bielefeld University, where he largely refrained from administrative work. This book, which was one of Luhmann's last, can be regarded as his conclusion to over thiry years of research on organized social systems.
Dirk Baecker is a Full Professor of Sociology at Witten/Herdecke University in Germany. He is one of the leading experts on Niklas Luhmann's work and has previously edited several translations of Luhmann's books, including Social Systems (1996), Theory of Society (2012), and Introduction to Systems Theory (2012).
Rhodes Barrett is a professional translator. He has previously translated two other books by Niklas Luhmann: Risk (1993) and Theory of Society (2012).
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Organization and Decision
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New