Organizational Theory, Design, and Change

by Gareth Jones

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132729949
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	01/10/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Brief Contents
Part 1: The Organization and Its Environment

1. Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness
2. Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics
3. Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

Part 2: Organizational Design

1. Basic Challenges of Organizational Design
2. Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control
3. Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination
4. Creating and Managing Organizational Culture
5. Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment
6. Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Part 3: Organizational Change

1. Types and Forms of Organizational Change
2. Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death
3. Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology
4. Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity
5. Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics