Advancing Organizational Theory in a Complex World

Informationen zum Autor Jane XJ Qiu is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at UNSW Australia Business School, Sydney, Australia. Ben Nanfeng Luo is an Assistant Professor in the School of Labor and Human Resources at Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. Chris Jackson is a Professor in the School of Management at UNSW Australia Business School, Sydney, Australia. Karin Sanders is the Head of School of Management and Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at UNSW Australia Business School, Sydney, Australia. Zusammenfassung Advancing Organisational Theory in a Complex World provides deep insights into many influential organisational theories, including, contingency theory, institutional theory, stewardship theory, population ecology theory, ambidexterity, and complexity theory. This book is dedicated to Professor Lex Donaldson, who is a thought leader in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Contingency Theory, Dynamic Fit, and Contracts Richard M. Burton, Børge Obel, and Dorthe Håkonsson 2. Structural Adaptation to Regain Fit: Multiple Misfits and Structural Complexity Peter Klaas and Jørgen T. Lauridsen 3. Fit of Structure to Multiple Contingencies: Equifinality versus the Contingency Imperative Ben Nanfeng Luo, Lex Donaldson, and Kangkang Yu 4. Getting Started with Ambidexterity Andrew Binns and Michael Tushman 5. The MNC Matrix as Only a Partial Multiple Hierarchy: The Limited Advantage of the Matrix Jane XJ Qiu and Lex Donaldson 6. Building Higher-level Contingency Theory to Reconcile Contradictions Between Lower-level Theories William Egelhoff and Joachim Wolf 7. ‘Managers to the Rescue!’: Evaluating the Legacy of Stewardship Theory from an Institutional Perspective Jaco Lok, Hokyu Hwang, and Markus A. Höllerer 8. Conclusion Lex Donaldson

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jane (University of New South Wales Qiu, Jane Luo Qiu
• Con la collaborazione di: Chris Jackson (Editore), Ben Luo (Editore), Jane Qiu (Editore), Qiu Jane (Editore), Karin Sanders (Editore), Sanders Karin (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138616783
• ISBN: 978-1-138-61678-3
• Pagine: 148
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Management; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development, Organizational theory & behaviour, business strategy, Sociology: work & labour, Organizational theory and behaviour, Sociology: work and labour