Organization Theory - A Practice Based Approach

Zusatztext I truly like what I have read. Little jargon is used, and the authors move elegantly from theory to theory, from organizational scholar to organizational scholar. Klappentext This new text takes a unique practice-based approach, identifying questions, problems and issues that are perceived as pertinent by practitioners, and using these as the starting point to identify the relevant theories. Zusammenfassung This new text takes a unique practice-based approach, identifying questions, problems and issues that are perceived as pertinent by practitioners, and using these as the starting point to identify the relevant theories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I - Managing systems and technology; 1: Introduction: the practical value of organization management and theory; 2: Organizational boundaries and structures; 3: Information technology and business systems; 4: Operations management in day-to-day work; Part II - Managing people; 5: Finding people and making the best of their potential - motivation; 6: How to lead in an organization; 7: Coping with external influences in organizations; Part III - Managing change and processes; 8: Managing innovation in and between organizations; 9: Balancing radical change and continuous improvement; 10: Managing learning and knowledge in and between organizations

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• Authors: Ulla Eriksson-Zetterquist, Ulla ( Eriksson-Zetterquist, Eriksson-Zetterquist Ulla, Tomas ( M^D"ullern, Tomas ( Mullern, Tomas Müllern, Alexander Styhre, Alexander ( Styhre, Styhre Alexander
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.2011
• EAN: 9780199569304
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956930-4
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, Organizational theory & behaviour, Organizational theory and behaviour