TY - BOOK AU - Scott, W. Richard; Davis, Gerald F. TI - Organizations and organizing: rational, natural, and open system perspectives SN - 978-1138091542 U1 - 658.4 SCO PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Sociology & Social Policy N1 - Bookwell - Rs.4074/-Recommend by Prof. Raghuraman; The subject is organization, the verb is organizing -- Oranizations as rational systems -- Organization as natural systems -- Organisations as open systems -- Combining perspectives, expanding levels -- Technology and structure -- Labor and structure -- Goals, power, and control -- The dyadic environment of the organization -- Organization of the environment -- Networks in and around organizations -- Strategy, structure, and performance, the sociology of organizational strategy -- The rise and transformation of the corporate form -- Changing contours of organizations and organization theory N2 - This book covers the early history of organization studies, provides a comprehensive framework for comparing competing theoretical paradigms, and addresses major developments in the most recent decade. Its scholarly yet accessible conceptual framework encourages our diverse scholarly community to come together to consider common issues and problems ER -