This book is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Organization Theory and Management. The book is complemented by a range of online resources including PowerPoint slides, an Instructor’s Manual and Testbank.
"This is a remarkable book. Jeffrey Miles clearly explains and synthesizes 40 major theories of management and organization in an easily accessible and engaging style.
This book provides a new reading of the historical development of organization.
... and not very socially entrepreneurially oriented organizations using interviews of senior executives in high-performing social benefit organizations. 2009 Frank Dobbin's Inventing Equal Opportunities reveals that corporate personnel ...
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Organizations must adapt to changing and often challenging environments. This third Canadian edition helps students understand and design organizations for today’s complex environment. The concepts and models offered in this...
This collection of original essays and studies both calls for a closer connection between these fields and demonstrates the value of this interchange.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) In dealing with the five representatives of the European tradition of democratic theory discussed above, we have moved chronologically from Aristotle through John Stuart Mill. When we turn to the American ...
An Online Resource Centre accompanies this text and includes: For students: Multiple Choice Questions For registered adopters: Lecturer's guide PowerPoint slides Figures and tables from the book
This volume challenges conventional economic analysis of the public sector, arguing instead for a democratic-political approach and a new, prescriptive organization theory.