Complex Organizations: A Critical EssayThis classic in organizational theory provides a succinct overview of the principal schools of thought as it presents a critical, sociopsychological, and historical orientation to the field of organizational analysis. Vividly written, with theories made concrete by specific, student-oriented examples, it takes a critical view toward organizations, analyzing their impact on individuals, groups, and society as a whole. New chapters on economic theories of organization and the conditional power theory are among the features of this revised edition. |
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Contents
WHY BUREAUCRACY? | 1 |
MANAGERIAL IDEOLOGIES AND THE ORIGINS OF | 49 |
THE HUMAN RELATIONS MODEL | 79 |
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| Title | Complex Organizations: A Critical Essay |
| Author | Charles Perrow |
| Edition | 3, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Companies,Incorporated, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | Sep 24, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0075547996, 9780075547990 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration Social Science / Sociology / General |
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