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Organization theory and design : an international perspective / Richard L. Daft, Jonathan Murphy and Hugh Willmott.

By: Daft, Richard L [author].
Contributor(s): Murphy, Jonathan [author] | Willmott, Hugh [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Andover, Hampshire : Cengage Learning EMEA, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Third edition.Description: xix, 588 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781473726383.Subject(s): Organizational behavior | Organizational sociologyDDC classification: 302.35
Contents:
Part I: Introduction to organizations -- What are organizations? -- Perspectives on organizations -- Part II: Organizational purpose and structural design -- Strategy, organization design and effectiveness -- Fundamentals of organization structure -- Part III: Open system design elements -- The external environment -- Interorganizational relationships -- Designing organizations for the international environment -- Part IV: Internal design elements -- Manufacturing and service technologies -- Information technology and control -- Organization size, life cycle and decline -- Part V: Managing dynamic processes -- Organizational culture and ethical values -- Innovation and change -- Decision-making processes -- Conflict, power and politics -- Integrative cases.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 302.35 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00181197
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The third edition of Organization Theory and Design addresses overarching questions such as, how is globalization impacting organizations? Exploring contemporary issues in organization design, examples are drawn from global sources which reflect the different issues and best practices faced by managers. Developed for students in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, renowned academics Jonathan Murphy and Hugh Willmott continue to add an up-to-date international perspective to Richard L. Daft's landmark textbook. Together they provide an original, comprehensive approach to the study of organization theory and design.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Introduction to organizations -- What are organizations? -- Perspectives on organizations -- Part II: Organizational purpose and structural design -- Strategy, organization design and effectiveness -- Fundamentals of organization structure -- Part III: Open system design elements -- The external environment -- Interorganizational relationships -- Designing organizations for the international environment -- Part IV: Internal design elements -- Manufacturing and service technologies -- Information technology and control -- Organization size, life cycle and decline -- Part V: Managing dynamic processes -- Organizational culture and ethical values -- Innovation and change -- Decision-making processes -- Conflict, power and politics -- Integrative cases.