For positivist organization theory : proving the hard core /
Organization theory is presently dominated by theories of strategic choice and politics. Managers are seen as exercising a wide choice and maximizing their personal self-interest through complex power struggles. This stimulating volume challenges these views, arguing instead that managerial decision...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
1996.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Organization theory is presently dominated by theories of strategic choice and politics. Managers are seen as exercising a wide choice and maximizing their personal self-interest through complex power struggles. This stimulating volume challenges these views, arguing instead that managerial decisions are determined by the situation and serve the interests of the whole organization. Showing that organizations follow laws which generalize across organizations of many different kinds in many different national cultures, the book rejects the model of organizational configurations or types. The aut. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 189 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-183) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781849208178 1849208174 9781446280331 1446280330 |