The Salukis in My Life

The Salukis in My Life
Author: Terence Clark
Publisher: Medina Publishing
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781911487036

Sir Terence Clark's Salukis: Here, There and Everywhere is part-memoir, part-travelogue, and explores, in lively and unprecedented detail, the history and significance of the Saluki across the world. Indigenous to the Arabian peninsula, the desert-bred Saluki has for centuries been revered, and remains as highly valued today for its elegance and intelligence. Sir Terence's own life and work have been profoundly influenced by this ancient breed. His commitment to the study, enjoyment and preservation of these 'Companions of Kings' has taken him far and wide and introduced him to extraordinary people and places: in Iraq and Oman (where he was British Ambassador), throughout the Middle East and across Syria, into Central Asia, China and Russia. Beautifully illustrated with personal photographs, artwork and calligraphy, this book interweaves Sir Terence's fascinating life story with the history of the breed throughout the region. His passion for Salukis is infectious - whether for hunting, showing, coursing, breeding or simply companionship, the reader cannot help but share the love.

American Anti-Management Theories of Organization

American Anti-Management Theories of Organization
Author: Lex Donaldson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1995-03-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521479172

This book offers a critique of recent developments in the study of organizational structure in the USA. There has been a profusion of new paradigms offered in the USA and this has fragmented the field. Many of these paradigms share an anti-management quality, painting managers in an increasingly negative light. This book examines five major, contemporary US organizational theories: population-ecology, institutional, resource dependence, agency and transaction cost economics. Each of these theories and their attendant research is critically examined and severe problems are identified in either theoretical coherence or empirical validity. Lex Donaldson argues that it is possible to reintegrate the field by taking structural contingency theory as the core theory and adding on to it selective propositions from the newer paradigms. He also offers suggestions for needed reforms in the US academic cultural and institutional system.

Performance-Driven Organizational Change

Performance-Driven Organizational Change
Author: Lex Donaldson
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 249
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0761903550

In this book, Lex Donaldson, one of the leading scholars in the field of organization theory, introduces a compelling theory of performance-driven organizational change, Organizational Portfolio Theory. In explaining why organizations change and also why they fail to change, the theory reconceptualizes the organization as a portfolio with a number of different causes of organizational performance varying over time. The author argues that without a performance crisis there is a good chance that necessary organizational changes will not be forthcoming, and that moreover, the adaptive change induced by the crisis creates the capacity for fresh organizational growth.

The Sociology of Organizations

The Sociology of Organizations
Author: Michael I. Reed
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1992
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This text focuses on recent debates about the contribution which complex organizations have made to the transition from traditional to modern society, locating these debates in the historical context provided by recurring themes concerning the relationship between the individual and society.

The Sociology of the Professions

The Sociology of the Professions
Author: Keith M Macdonald
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1995-09-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1446231712

This much-needed book provides a systematic introduction, both conceptual and applied, to the sociology of the professions. Keith Macdonald guides the reader through the chief sociological approaches to the professions, addressing their strengths and weaknesses. The discussion is richly illustrated by examples from and comparisons between the professions in Britain, the United States and Europe, relating their development to their cultural context. The social exclusivity that professions aim for is discussed in relation to social stratification, patriarchy and knowledge, and is thoroughly illustrated by reference to examples from medicine and other established professions, such as law and architecture. The themes of the book are drawn together in a final chapter by means of a case study of accountancy.

Organization, Class and Control (RLE: Organizations)

Organization, Class and Control (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Stewart Clegg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 614
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135931968

In this volume the authors develop a systematic and chronologically based critique of the major concepts, figures and schools in organization. Themes discussed include: the development of scientific management and the responses of Gramsci and Lenin to it the meaning of Mayo and the Human Relations School the development of typological systems and contingency models of the organization key concepts of goals, environment and technology.

Theory Z

Theory Z
Author: William G. Ouchi
Publisher: Avon Books
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Industrial management
ISBN: 9780380719440

The Change Masters

The Change Masters
Author: Kanter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1985-04
Genre: Employee motivation
ISBN: 9781861522399

Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction

Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction
Author: Karl Mannheim
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136178147

First published in 1980. This is Volume II of Mannheim's collected works, translated by Edward Shils and includes recent developments in the author's thinking since 1935 when it was originally written.