Analysing Organisations

ISBN-13: 9780333576465 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 269 str.

Sandra Dawson

Opis

For students who need to improve their understanding of organizations and the people in them. It is also relevant to those who are beginning a specialist study of organizations, particularly as it helps to bridge the gap between theory and practice. It is fully revised and updated.

Spis treści

Part 1 A framework for organizational analysis: people - attitudes, motivation and performance; interest groups - objectives and strategy; the environment - opportunity and constraint; technology - a social product; structure and culture - co-ordination and control; organization design - problems and potential. Part 2 Processes in organization: power and conflict; communication and decision-making; managing change - creativity and learning; conclusion - analysis or paralysis?