Understanding Organizations

by Howard Lune

Book Overview

Social life is a collective process, and virtually all of social life in contemporary industrial nations is shaped by formal organizations and recognized social institutions. One can no longer hope to understand a complex society without understanding its organizations, any more than one can fully understand organizational life without grasping the social processes that shape it.

Understanding Organizations takes a fresh look at the sociology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745644287
• ISBN13: 9780745644288
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.5"