Social Organizations - Interaction Inside, Outside and Between Organizations

`The exposition is very clear. Each chapter deals with important questions relevant to Ahrne's intent.... The book presents a convincing argument for... utilizing organization theory in order to make social theory less abstract' - Acta Sociologica

List of contents

Organized Individuals
Organizational Centaurs
The Organized Transformation of Action into Process
Outside Organizations
Inside Organizations
Between Organizations - written with Roine Johansson
In the Thick of Organizations - written with Apostolis Papakostas

About the author

Göran Ahrne is Professor of Sociology at the University of Stockholm. His previous publications include Agency and Organization (Sage, 1990). He is a former president of the Swedish Sociological Association.

Summary

`The exposition is very clear. Each chapter deals with important questions relevant to Ahrne's intent.... The book presents a convincing argument for... utilizing organization theory in order to make social theory less abstract' - Acta Sociologica

Product details

• Authors: Goran Ahrne, Gran Ahrne, Ahrne Goran
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.1994
• EAN: 9780803989214
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-8921-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Society & social sciences, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, Organizational theory & behaviour, Organizational theory and behaviour, Society and Social Sciences, Organizational Theory;Social Theory