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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Donaldson, Lex
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1
  • Positivist Organization Theory; 2
  • For Determinism: Against Strategic Choice; 3
  • For Determinism: Subjective Factors in Strategic Choice; 4
  • For Functionalism: Against Politics and 'Parkinson's Law'; 5
  • For Functionalism: The Validity of Blau's Theory; 6
  • For Cartesianism: Against Organization Types and Quantum Jumps; 7
  • For Generalization in Positivist Organization Theory; 8
  • For Generalization of Organizational Size; 9
  • Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.