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Classics of Organization Theory (with InfoTrac)

by: Shafritz, Jay M.; Ott, J. Steven; Jang, Yong Suk

Classics of Organization Theory (with InfoTrac)

by: Shafritz, Jay M.; Ott, J. Steven; Jang, Yong Suk

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9780534631567
ISBN 10:
0534631568
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 06/21/2004
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Grasp the important themes, perspectives, and theories of the field with CLASSICS OF ORGANIZATION THEORY (WITH INFOTRAC). This collection of the most enduring works in organization theory describes what organization theory is, how it has developed, and how its development has coincided with developments in other fields. Written by distinguished theorists in the field, this book will provide you with the background you need in your future career.

Foreword

Preface

xiii

Introduction

(26)

A Chronology of Organization Theory

(18)

Chapter 1 Classical Organization Theory

(61)

1 Socrates Discovers Generic Management

(2)

Xenophon (1869)

2 Of the Division of Labour

(5)

Adam Smith (1776)

3 Superintendent's Report

(2)

Daniel C. McCallum (1856)

4 The Engineer as Economist

(4)

Henry R. Towne (1886)

5 General Principles of Management

(13)

Henri Fayol (1916)

6 The Principles of Scientific Management

(12)

Frederick Winslow Taylor (1916)

7 Bureaucracy

(6)

Max Weber (1922)

8 Notes on the Theory of Organization

(14)

Luther Gulick (1937)

Chapter 2 Neoclassical Organization Theory

(57)

9 The Economy of Incentives

(10)

Chester I. Barnard (1938)

10 Bureaucratic Structure and Personality

103

(9)

Robert K. Merton (1957)

11 The Proverbs of Administration

112

(13)

Herbert A. Simon (1946)

12 Foundations of the Theory of Organization

125

(10)

Philip Selznick (1948)

13 A Behavioral Theory of Organizational Objectives

135

(10)

Richard M. Cyert & James G. March (1959)

Chapter 3 Human Resource Theory, or the Organizational Behavior Perspective

145

(48)

14 The Giving of Orders

152

(6)

Mary Parker Follett (1926)

15 The Hawthorne Experiments

158

(9)

Fritz J. Roethlisberger (1941)

16 A Theory of Human Motivation

167

(12)

Abraham H. Maslow (1943)

17 The Human Side of Enterprise

179

(6)

Douglas Murray McGregor (1957)

18 Groupthink: The Desperate Drive for Consensus at Any Cost

185

(8)

Irving L. Janis (1971)

Chapter 4 "Modern" Structural Organization Theory

193

(55)

19 Mechanistic and Organic Systems

198

(5)

Tom Burns & G.M. Stalker (1961)

20 The Concept of Formal Organization

203

(5)

Peter M. Blau & W. Richard Scott (1962)

21 Organizational Choice: Product versus Function

208

(11)

Arthur H. Walker & Jay W. Lorsch (1968)

22 The Five Basic Parts of the Organization

219

(12)

Henry Mintzberg (1979)

23 In Praise of Hierarchy

231

(8)

Elliott Jaques (1990)

24 Technology as a Contingency Factor

239

(9)

Richard M. Burton & Børge Obel (1998)

Chapter 5 Organizational Economics Theory

248

(35)

25 Markets and Hierarchies: Understanding the Employment Relation

251

(16)

Oliver E. Williamson (1975)

26 Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure

267

(8)

Michael C. Jensen & William H. Meckling (1976)

27 Learning from Organizational Economics

275

(5)

Jay B. Barney & William G. Ouchi (1986)

28 Managing Business Transactions

280

(3)

Paul H. Rubin (1990)

Chapter 6 Power and Politics Organization Theory

283

(69)

29 Understanding the Role of Power in Decision Making

289

(15)

Jeffrey Pfeffer (1981)

30 Democracy and the Iron Law of Oligarchy

304

(7)

Robert Michels (1915/1962)

31 The Bases of Social Power

311

(10)

John R.P. French Jr. & Bertram Raven (1959)

32 The Power of Power

321

(13)

James G. March (1966)

33 The Power Game and the Players

334

(8)

Henry Mintzberg (1983)

34 Power Failure in Management Circuits

342

(10)

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1979)

Chapter 7 Organizational Culture Theory

352

(63)

35 Defining Organizational Culture

360

(8)

Edgar H. Schein (1993)

36 Culture and Organizational Learning

368

(15)

Scott D.N. Cook & Dvora Yanow (1993)

37 Changing Organizational Cultures

383

(10)

Harrison M. Trice & Janice M. Beyer (1993)

38 Organizational Culture: Pieces of the Puzzle

393

(22)

Joanne Martin (2002)

Chapter 8 Reform Through Changes in Organizational Culture

415

(61)

39 The Z Organization

424

(12)

William G. Ouchi (1981)

40 In Search of Excellence: Simultaneous Loose-Tight Properties

436

(5)

Thomas J. Peters & Robert H. Waterman Jr. (1982)

41 The Fifth Discipline: A Shift of Mind

441

(9)

Peter M. Senge (1990)

42 Gendering Organizational Theory

450

(10)

Joan Acker (1992)

43 Creating a Government That Works Better & Costs Less: Report of the National Performance Review

460

(9)

Vice President Al Gore (1993)

44 Creating the Multicultural Organization: The Challenge of Managing Diversity

469

(7)

Taylor Cox Jr. (2001)

Chapter 9 Theories of Organizations and Environments

476

45 Organizations and the System Concept

480

(11)

Daniel Katz & Robert L. Kahn (1966)

46 Organizations in Action

491

(14)

James D. Thompson (1967)

47 Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony

505

(16)

John W. Meyer and Brian Rowan (1977)

48 External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective

521

(12)

Jeffrey Pfeffer & Gerald R. Salancik (1978)

49 Demography of Corporations and Industries

533

Glenn R. Carroll and Michael T. Hannan (2000)

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