Power and Organizations
- ISBN-10
- 0761943927
- ISBN-13
- 9780761943921
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 457
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-08-07
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Authors
- Stewart R Clegg, Nelson Phillips, David Courpasson
Description
"This book tirelessly illuminates the nooks and crannies of the power literature, where the lead author is frequently identified as an earlier visitor, taking readers on an audacious tour of power's multiple conceptualizations and expressions"--Hugh Willmott, Diageo Professor of Management Studies, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. In this tour de force, Stewart Clegg, David Courpasson and Nelson Phillips provide a comprehensive account of power and organizations, unlocking power as the central relation of modern organizations and society. The authors present an excellent synthe.
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