Organization: A Guide To Problems and Practice / Edition 2

by John Child

Overview

This book provides a clear and readable introduction to the subject. It deals with organizational design, its contribution to performance, and the problems and issues involved in organizational change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853960147
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/28/1994
Series:	Organizational Behavior Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.68(d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
The Contribution of Organization
PART TWO: ORGANIZATIONAL CHOICES
The Design of Jobs and Work Structures
The Shape of Organization - Tall or Flat?
The Shape of Organization - Grouping Activities
Integration
Control
Reward Policies
PART THREE: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Organization, Performance and Change
New Technology and Organization
Undertaking Reorganization

Editorial Reviews

‘Certainly one of the best of its kind' - The Times Higher Educational Supplement

‘Clearly written ... providing a good brief account of the topic of each chapter and citing relevant recent research' - Good Book Guide for Business

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