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First published in 1994, Reading Organization Theory has established itself as a pre-eminent text in its field. This new edition brings current research in mainstream and critical approaches to the discipline fully up to date, with new case studies plus web-based resources. Previous editions have been widely used in colleges and universities in Canada, the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, and elsewhere, and this third edition of Reading Organization Theory will find an ongoing and enthusiastic readership amongst all who are concerned with the challenging and essential task of...

Case study research has a long history within the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, dating back to the early 1920's. At first it was a useful way for researchers to make valid inferences from events outside the laboratory in ways consistent with the rigorous practices of investigation inside the lab. Over time, case study approaches garnered interest in multiple disciplines as scholars studied phenomena in context. Despite widespread use, case study research has received little attention among the literature on research strategies.

The Encyclopedia of Case...

In today's world we rely on formal organizations for almost everything that we do. These organizations in turn shape our expectations of how people should behave. Whether our interaction with an organization is positive or negative will depend on the structure, character, and control of the organization.

The text introduces and explains the central theories, concepts, and models of the field of organizational behaviour; at the same time, it advances the key ideas of competing paradigms, integrating many of their main issues. In this way Organizational Behaviour in a Global...

The scholarly field of Critical Management Studies (CMS) is in a state of flux. Against a backdrop of dramatic global shifts, CMS scholarship has lately taken a number of new and exciting directions and, at times, challenged older critical voices. Novel theoretical frameworks and diverse research interests mark the CMS field as never before. Interrogating conventional critiques of management and arguing for fresh approaches, "The Routledge Companion to Critical Management Studies" captures this intellectual ferment and new spirit of inquiry within CMS, and showcases the pluralistic...