000			01439nam a22001697a 4500
020			_a978-1138091542
082			_a658.4 SCO
100			_aScott, W. Richard; Davis, Gerald F.
245			_a Organizations and organizing: rational, natural, and open system perspectives
260			_bRoutledge _aNew York _c2016
300			_axi,452p
500			_aBookwell - Rs.4074/-Recommend by Prof. Raghuraman
505			_aThe 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.
520			_a 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
650			_aSociology & Social Policy
942			_cBK
999			_c103445 _d103445