Understanding Organizations: Theories and Images

by Udo Staber

Understanding Organizations: Theories and Images introduces students to the key principles of understanding, designing, and managing organizations in an accessible and practical way. The book provides a conceptual toolkit containing the essential models, theories and concepts needed for working in, managing and evaluating organizations.

Key Features:

Insightful anecdotes discuss how for- and not-for profit organizations fit within our current society from a social and economic perspective. Theoretical framework and multi-perspective approach focuses on economics, institutionalism and evolution theory highlighting the relationship between organizations, employees and the broader society. Research-focused approach analyses organizational phenomena in light of recent studies.

This textbook is ideal for undergraduates and postgraduates studying general management, organizational theory, organizational design, and organizational sociology.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849207402
• ISBN13: 9781849207409
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 280 Pages