Organization Theory offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the study of organizations and organizing processes. Through the unique three-perspective approach, students are challenged to explain, explore, and evaluate organizational theory, drawing on their own experiences as well as the book's diverse practical examples. The fourth edition includes a host of new learning features, which examine the practicality of theorizing and encourage students to broaden their intellectual reach. 'Theory to Practice' boxes and case studies highlight organizing processes in a range of settings, either through real-life, business examples or through exercises that encourage students to apply the theory within their own environment. 'Think like a Theorist' and 'Exercise Those Perspectives' boxes then encourage students to actively theorize and evaluate, developing essential critical thinking skills and a greater understanding of the complex knowledge produced by organization theorists. By taking theory off the page, students can learn through doing and adopt a reflective stance to the world around them. Mary Jo Hatch draws on her extensive experience in the field to produce a trusted and accessible introduction to the subject that provides academic depth, engaging pedagogy, and a practical focus.New to this Edition:Thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the most recent developments in organization theory.A more applied approach is delivered via new 'Theory to Practice' boxes and case studies, which ask students to evaluate the practical uses of organizational theory in a range of settings.New 'Think like a Theorist' and 'Exercise those Perspectives' boxes bring theorizing to life by encouraging students to approach situations and organizations as a theorist and from multiple perspectives, thus developing crucial critical thinking skills.A new chapter exploring organizational identity through the author's extensive research at the Carlsberg Group demonstrates how core concepts are practically applied in reality by an organization theorist and how the findings are used constructively by a company.Chapter 1 is fully revised with a new emphasis on how and why organizational theory is an essential subject to study for anyone looking to progress in a business environment.More diagrams, images, and colour make this edition more accessible and engaging than ever before.This title is available as an eBook. Please contact your Sales and Learning Resource Consultant for more information.
Show moreOrganization Theory offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the study of organizations and organizing processes. Through the unique three-perspective approach, students are challenged to explain, explore, and evaluate organizational theory, drawing on their own experiences as well as the book's diverse practical examples. The fourth edition includes a host of new learning features, which examine the practicality of theorizing and encourage students to broaden their intellectual reach. 'Theory to Practice' boxes and case studies highlight organizing processes in a range of settings, either through real-life, business examples or through exercises that encourage students to apply the theory within their own environment. 'Think like a Theorist' and 'Exercise Those Perspectives' boxes then encourage students to actively theorize and evaluate, developing essential critical thinking skills and a greater understanding of the complex knowledge produced by organization theorists. By taking theory off the page, students can learn through doing and adopt a reflective stance to the world around them. Mary Jo Hatch draws on her extensive experience in the field to produce a trusted and accessible introduction to the subject that provides academic depth, engaging pedagogy, and a practical focus.New to this Edition:Thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the most recent developments in organization theory.A more applied approach is delivered via new 'Theory to Practice' boxes and case studies, which ask students to evaluate the practical uses of organizational theory in a range of settings.New 'Think like a Theorist' and 'Exercise those Perspectives' boxes bring theorizing to life by encouraging students to approach situations and organizations as a theorist and from multiple perspectives, thus developing crucial critical thinking skills.A new chapter exploring organizational identity through the author's extensive research at the Carlsberg Group demonstrates how core concepts are practically applied in reality by an organization theorist and how the findings are used constructively by a company.Chapter 1 is fully revised with a new emphasis on how and why organizational theory is an essential subject to study for anyone looking to progress in a business environment.More diagrams, images, and colour make this edition more accessible and engaging than ever before.This title is available as an eBook. Please contact your Sales and Learning Resource Consultant for more information.
Show morePart One: What is Organization Theory?Organization theory and its multiple perspectivesA brief history of organization theoryPart Two: Core Concepts and TheoriesOrganization-environment relationsOrganizational social structureOrganizational technologyOrganizational cultureThe physical structure of built space in organizationsPart Three: Themes and ApplicationsPower in and around organizations: Organizational politics, conflict, and controlOrganizational identity at Carlsberg Group
Mary Jo Hatch (PhD Stanford, 1985) is the C. Coleman McGehee Eminent Scholars Research Professor of Banking and Commerce, Emerita, at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Visiting Professor at Gothenburg University, and an International Research Fellow of the Centre for Corporate Reputation, University of Oxford. Her research has been published in the Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, Academy of Management Review, European Journal of Marketing, Human Relations, Journal of Management Inquiry, Strategic Organization, Administrative Science Quartely, and Organization. She received the 2011 Distinguished Educator Award from the Academy of Management's Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division.
'The most useful introductory text on organization theory there is.' (Ian Storer, Sheffield Hallam University ) 'A text that will genuinely help a student be an organization theorist.' (Gemma Donnelly-Cox, Trinity College Dublin ) 'The comprehensiveness of the approach is beyond question.' (Dr Sandra Pereira, University of Warwick ) 'This is an excellent textbook.' (Dr Marco Berti, University of Technology, Sydney ) 'Very good, very accessible, very relevant.' (Dr Beryl Bellman, California State University Los Angeles )
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