Handbook of Organizations (RLE: Organizations)

Handbook of Organizations (RLE: Organizations)
Author: James March
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1269
Release: 2013-06-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135965420

This book charts the state of organizational research and theory during the 1960s. A compendium of results, references, concepts ideas and theories, this Handbook will be of interest to both academics in organizational theory and managers facing operating problems of organizations.

Doing Research in Organizations (RLE: Organizations)

Doing Research in Organizations (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Alan Bryman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135930775

This textbook provides first-hand, inside accounts of the process of doing research in organizations. It is intended both for students of research methods in sociology and social psychology, and for students of organization studies, organizational behaviour and management. The contributors tackle such problems as: gaining access to organizations, ‘getting on’ in organizations, quantitative and qualitative styles of investigation, the use of historical materials, the effects of resources on the context of research, the part played by political factors in organizational research, the relevance of grounded theory and conducting research within a cross-cultural framework.

Company Organization (RLE: Organizations)

Company Organization (RLE: Organizations)
Author: M . Barnes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 113593021X

This summary of theory and practice is inspired by the belief that cut and dried solutions to management problems are inappropriate and that every set of circumstances requires a unique synthesis of experience and relevant theories. In this book the authors have reviewed the main texts and theories of organization and have added the lessons learned from an unrivalled volume of practical experience, garnered from some 900 consultants working in more than twenty countries.

Leadership and Organizations (RLE: Organizations)

Leadership and Organizations (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Alan Bryman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135936587

In this textbook Alan Bryman provides a detailed and critical examination of the literature on leadership in organizations, giving special recognition to the needs of students of organizational behaviour and the social psychology of organizations. After an examination of the complexity of the concept of leadership, the author describes the major approaches to the analysis of leadership in organizations, including: the idea that effective leaders have special traits; the various attempts to examine leader behaviour; normative approaches to the study of leadership; and the various theories which emphasize the importance of recognizing situational differences in understanding leadership effectiveness.

Critical Issues in Organizations (RLE: Organizations)

Critical Issues in Organizations (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Stewart Clegg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135931615

This collection highlights a number of directions in which organization theory could develop. It also argues the need for an historical analysis of the sociology of organizations. Other issues discussed are the ideological stance of contemporary organization theory and the limiting framework that tends to ignore the wider social context in which organizations exist.

Organizations Alike and Unlike (RLE: Organizations)

Organizations Alike and Unlike (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Cornelis J. Lammers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 113593861X

This volume contrasts the life and problems of organizations in many parts of the world and highlights the differences between those societies as reflected in their different institutional sectors such as manufacturing, commerce, social services and government administration. In so doing, the book contributes to the theoretical foundations of the sociology of organizations by revealing previously unseen relationships between societies and institutions, offering an original synthesis of available research.

Social Psychology of the Work Organization (RLE: Organizations)

Social Psychology of the Work Organization (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Arnold Tannenbaum
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135985235

This book discusses social psychological research in organizations and illustrates the implications of this research for organizational theory and practice. The book focuses on the relationship of man to the organization in which he works; his sense of satisfaction, involvement, feelings of identification or loyalty, conflicts, and tensions – as well as his effort in support of, or opposition to, the formally defined goals of the organization.

Handbook of Organizations

Handbook of Organizations
Author: James G. March
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780203629130

This book charts the state of organizational research and theory during the 1960s. A compendium of results, references, concepts ideas and theories, this Handbook will be of interest to both academics in organizational theory and managers facing operating problems of organizations.

Consumer Education (RLE Consumer Behaviour)

Consumer Education (RLE Consumer Behaviour)
Author: Marion Giordan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2014-11-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 131755843X

Education in consumer affairs has become increasingly important in recent years with the growth of consumer societies in many parts of the world. This practical handbook is a guide to teachers on the various aspects of the field; it looks at the consumer world in its political, social and economic context, describing how teachers have approached some of the subjects discussed in the book in class. Although based on the UK experience, it contains many references to global consumerism.

Organizational Behaviour (RLE: Organizations)

Organizational Behaviour (RLE: Organizations)
Author: Robert Lee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135938822

Organizations do not have goals – only people do. Furthermore, people within the same organizations have different goals. This book takes this as its starting point, recognizing that organizations are a dynamic coalition of individuals and groups competing and co-operating as they each pursue their various objectives. Power is a fundamental part of organizational behaviour but many previous studies failed to recognize its centrality. This book remedies this.