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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
1996.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.