Organizational Behavior 2: Essential theories of process and structure

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M.E. Sharpe, 2006 - 444 sidor

This comprehensive text provides a detailed review and analysis of the building-block theories in the macro-organizational behavior field.

John Miner has identified the key theories that any student or scholar needs to understand to be considered literate in the discipline. Each chapter includes the background of the theorist represented, the context in which the theory arose, the initial and subsequent theoretical statements, research on the theory by the theory's author and others (including meta-analysis and reviews), and practical applications.

Special features, including boxed summaries of each theory at the beginning of each chapter; two introductory chapters on the scientific method and the development of knowledge; and detailed, comprehensive references, help make this text especially useful for every student and scholar in the field.

 

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Science and Its Theory
1
The Conduct of Research and the Development of Knowledge
17
ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKING
37
Administrative Behavior and Organizations
39
Behavioral Theory of the Firm
58
Organizational Learning Concepts
76
Organizational and Sensemaking
88
Image Theory
107
BUREUCRACRELATED CONCEPTS
251
The Theory of Bureucracy
253
Theory Undergirding the Aston Studies
265
Theory of Differentiation
287
Goal Congruence Theory and Organization Development
303
Organization Culture Theory and Process Consultation
330
SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS OF ORGANIZATION
351
External Control of Organization Resource Dependence Perspective
353

SYSTEMS CONCEPTS OF ORGANIZATIONS
125
Control Theory Using the Control Graph
127
The Social Psychology of Organizations
150
Sociotechnical Systems Theory
167
Sociological Open Systems Theory
193
Mechanistic and Organic Systems
212
Contingency Theory of Organizations Differentiation and Integration
224

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