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PublisherPearson Education

ISBN-100132729946

ISBN-139780132729949

eBay Product ID (ePID)111967892

Product Key Features

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOrganizational Theory, Design, and Change

SubjectOrganizational Behavior, Strategic Planning

Publication Year2012

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics

AuthorGareth Jones

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight46.4 Oz

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number7

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2011-036274

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal302.3/5

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentBrief Contents Part 1: The Organization and Its Environment Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics Organizing in a Changing Global Environment Part 2: Organizational Design Basic Challenges of Organizational Design Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination Creating and Managing Organizational Culture Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology Part 3: Organizational Change Types and Forms of Organizational Change Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

SynopsisBusiness is changing at break-neck speed so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market., For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change/Development. Business is changing at break-neck speed so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market., Business is changing at break-neck speed so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide readers with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market.

LC Classification NumberHD58.7.J62 2013