Organizations and organizing : rational, natural, and open system perspectives /

Scott, W. Richard 1932-

Organizations and organizing : rational, natural, and open system perspectives / W. Richard Scott, Gerald F. Davis. - 1st ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2007. - xi, 452 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Rev. of: Organizations / W. Richard Scott. 5th ed. 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-438) and indexes.

The subject is organization, the verb is organizing
Oranizations as rational systems
Organization as natural systems
Organisations as open systems
Combining perspectives, expanding levels
Technology and structure
Labor and structure
Goals, power, and control
The dyadic environment of the organization
Organization of the environment
Networks in and around organizations
Strategy, structure, and performance, the sociology of organizational strategy
The rise and transformation of the corporate form
Changing contours of organizations and organization theory

This book covers the early history of organization studies, provides a comprehensive framework for comparing competing theoretical paradigms, and addresses major developments in the most recent decade. Its scholarly yet accessible conceptual framework encourages our diverse scholarly community to come together to consider common issues and problems

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Organizational sociology.
Sociología organizacional

HM 786 / S431o 2007

302.3/5