Organizations
Rational, Natural, and Open Systems: United States Edition
W. Richard Scott(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 10. December 1997
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416 pages
978-0-13-266354-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Appropriate for courses in Organizations in Sociology and Political Science departments and in Management and Administration programs. Also suitable as a secondary text in courses on Organizations and Public Policy or Public Administration.
This clear, intellectually engaging introduction reviews the field of organization studies-its past, its present and its likely areas of significant future development. Specifically, it surveys the development of rational, natural and open systems theories-from earlier to contemporary versions-and provides a framework to allow students to comprehend past and present theories and to understand current controversies. While attending to the contributions of other disciplines to the understanding of organizations, the approach taken is primarily sociological. The arguments are addressed not only to current and future managers, but to anyone who is obliged to live and work in a society dominated by organizations.
This clear, intellectually engaging introduction reviews the field of organization studies-its past, its present and its likely areas of significant future development. Specifically, it surveys the development of rational, natural and open systems theories-from earlier to contemporary versions-and provides a framework to allow students to comprehend past and present theories and to understand current controversies. While attending to the contributions of other disciplines to the understanding of organizations, the approach taken is primarily sociological. The arguments are addressed not only to current and future managers, but to anyone who is obliged to live and work in a society dominated by organizations.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 227 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
505 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-266354-0 (9780132663540)
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Content
I. AN INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONS.
1. The Subject is Organizations.
II. THREE PERSPECTIVES ON ORGANIZATIONS.
2. Organizations as Rational Systems.
3. Organizations as Natural Systems.
4. Organizations as Open Systems.
5. Combining the Perspectives.
III. ENVIRONMENTS, STRATEGIES AND STRUCTURES.
6. Conceptions of Environments.
7. Creating Organizations.
8. Boundary Setting and Boundary Spanning.
9. Sources of Structural Complexity: The Technical Core.
10. Sources of Structural Complexity: The Peripheral Components.
11. Goals, Power, and Control.
IV. ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY.
12. Organizational Pathologies.
13. Organizational Effectiveness.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
1. The Subject is Organizations.
II. THREE PERSPECTIVES ON ORGANIZATIONS.
2. Organizations as Rational Systems.
3. Organizations as Natural Systems.
4. Organizations as Open Systems.
5. Combining the Perspectives.
III. ENVIRONMENTS, STRATEGIES AND STRUCTURES.
6. Conceptions of Environments.
7. Creating Organizations.
8. Boundary Setting and Boundary Spanning.
9. Sources of Structural Complexity: The Technical Core.
10. Sources of Structural Complexity: The Peripheral Components.
11. Goals, Power, and Control.
IV. ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY.
12. Organizational Pathologies.
13. Organizational Effectiveness.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.