Organizational theory: design and change. /
Gareth R. Jones et al.
- Toronto : Pearson Education Canada , 2006.
- xxi, 589 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Contents :Part I: The organization and its environment: Organizations and organizational effectiveness -- Organizational stakeholders, management, and ethics -- Managing in a changing global environment -- Part II: Organizational design: Basic challenges of organizational design -- Designing organizational structure: coordination, communication, and control -- Designing organizational structure:specialization and coordination -- Creating and managing organizational culture -- Organizational design and strategy in a changing global environment -- Organizational design, competencies, and technology -- Part III: 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.