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User Review - jorgearanda - LibraryThingA very useful summary of the field of organizational science. Its treatment of three different paradigms to understand organizations (as rational, natural, and open systems) is tremendously insightful ... Read full review
Contents
THE SUBJECT Is ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
TlE ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATIONS | 13 |
DEFINING THE CONCEPT OF ORGANIZATION | 19 |
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