
Organization
Contemporary Principles and Practice
By: John Child
Paperback | 20 January 2015 | Edition Number 2
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Organization: Contemporary Principles and Practices, Second Edition is the completely updated and revised landmark guide to "macro" organization theory and design, fully grounded in current international practice. International management expert John Child explores the conditions facilitating the development of new organizational forms and provides up-to-date coverage of the key developments driving new organization structure and practice. This revised Second Edition includes a new introductory section on Organization Theory as well as a complete Instructor Manual updated with new material on the basic principles of organizational design.
With detailed case studies and examples from throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and North America, Organization provides a truly international overview for advanced students and business executives who want to be at the forefront of the evolution in Organization Theory. 21st Century organizations will be faced with entirely new challenges and opportunities than those faced by previous generations, and emerging business leaders must understand the new "macro" realities in order to succeed. Organization will help readers:
- Understand the "macro" organization, which is distinct from organizational behaviour
- Explore the way organizations fit into the international business environment and global economy
- Analyze the way organizational structure and design affect management performance
- Apply advanced organization theory and principles to day to day management activities
Written by one of the foremost scholars, the fully updated Second Edition of this successful text provides executives and advanced business students with a wide-ranging and trustworthy guide to organizations as the conditions for their survival in our global business environment change.
Industry Reviews
?John Child excels once again at connecting the past,
present and future of organizational thought and managerial
practice. By deepening its theoretical foundations and expanding
its discussion of 21st-century topics, this second edition is an
exciting and insightful journey for faculty and students
alike.?
?Guido Mollering, Professor of
Organization and Management, Jacobs University Bremen
?This is an outstanding contribution to literature from a
world class academic. His contribution to the field of
organizational studies is without parallel and this work is a
monumental contribution to the global literature on organizational
behavior.?
?Sir Cary Cooper, Lancaster University Management
School
?John Child has done it again. This accessible and
scholarly book brings the analysis of organizational forms where it
belongs at the very centre of the fields of organization and
strategy.?
?Andrew Pettigrew, Saïd Business School, Oxford
University
?Conventional, sluggish bureaucracies are being introduced
to a new structural vocabulary as they attempt to respond to the
challenge of globalization. John Child provides a lucid and
engaging guide to this changing world of
organizations.?
?W. Richard Scott, Department of Sociology, Stanford
University
ISBN: 9781119951834
ISBN-10: 1119951836
Published: 20th January 2015
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 536
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 2
Edition Type: Revised
Dimensions (cm): 24.4 x 17.0 x 3.0
Weight (kg): 0.91
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