Introduction to Organizational Theory

This European edition of "Introduction to Organisation Theory" provides a compelling introduction to the subject, analysing the development and evolution of organisational theories, forms and practices. Using up-to-date European examples and applications from a wide variety of organisations, this text emphasises the tensions, contradictions and paradoxes inherent in all organisational arrangements. In addition to the classic themes such as scientific management, human relations, rational bureaucratic models and environmental models, "Introduction to Organisation Theory" explores emerging organisational forms based on lean production, networks, information technology, corporate cultures, commodity chains, and post-modernism.