Management and Organization Theory
A Jossey-Bass Reader
Published on 30. January 2012
288 pages
978-1-118-19660-1 (ISBN)
Description
Management and Organization Theory offers a summary and analysisof the 40 most popular, researched, and applied management andorganization theories. This important resource includes keyinstruments used to measure variables in each theory and examinespertinent questions about the theory: strengths and weaknesses,practical applications, and the seminal articles published on eachtheory.
"This is a remarkable book. Jeffrey Miles clearly explains andsynthesizes 40 major theories of management and organization in aneasily accessible and engaging style. Well researched,comprehensive in its coverage, thorough, balanced, and fair in itsanalyses of theories, the book is destined to be a majorauthoritative reference in the field. It is one of the mostreadable, informative, and useful books I have read. I stronglyrecommend it." --Shaker A. Zahra, department chair, Robert E.Buuck Chair, and professor, Strategic Management and OrganizationsDepartment, University of Minnesota
"This book provides a terrific advantage to any student ormanager seeking to grasp the fundamental concepts that explainorganizations and the behavior of people within them."--RichardL. Daft, author, The Executive and the Elephant: A Leader's Guideto Building Inner Excellence; and the Brownlee O. Currey Jr.Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management,Vanderbilt University
"An easy-to-read summary of some of the most critical theoriesin the field of management--theories that have implications notjust for scholars, but for practicing managers as well." --JayBarney, professor of management and human resources, and ChaseChair for Excellence in Corporate Strategy, Fisher College ofBusiness, The Ohio State University
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Jeffrey A. Miles is a professor of management and organizational behavior in the Eberhardt School of Business at University of the Pacific, where he teaches management, organizational behavior, human resources, labor relations, and organizational communication.
Content
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 Absorptive Capacity Theory 17
2 Actor-Network Theory 25
3 Agency Theory 33
4 Agenda Setting Theory 41
5 Attachment Theory 49
6 Attribution Theory 57
7 Balance Theory 65
8 Control Theory 73
9 Diffusion of Innovations Theory 81
10 Dynamic Capabilities Theory 89
11 Effi cient Market Theory 97
12 Ethical Theory 105
13 Field Theory 113
14 Game Theory 121
15 Goal Setting Theory 129
16 Image Theory 137
17 Institutional Theory 145
18 Knowledge-Based Theory 153
19 Media Richness Theory 161
20 Mental Models Theory 169
21 Organizational Ecology Theory 177
22 Organizational Justice Theory 185
23 Planned Behavior Theory 193
24 Prospect Theory 201
25 Psychological Contract Theory 209
26 Resource-Based Theory 217
27 Role Theory 225
28 Self-Determination Theory 233
29 Sensemaking Theory 241
30 Social Capital Theory 249
31 Social Cognitive Theory 257
32 Social Comparison Theory 265
33 Social Exchange Theory 273
34 Social Facilitation Theory 281
35 Social Identity Theory 289
36 Social Network Theory 297
37 Stakeholder Theory 305
38 Structural Contingency Theory 313
39 Structuration Theory 321
40 Transaction Cost Theory 329
Conclusion 337
References 353
Name Index 429
Subject Index 447
