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Organization
A Guide To Problems and Practice
Second Edition
- John Child - University of Birmingham, UK
Other Titles in:
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Behavior
306 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This textbook 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.
This text assumes little academic knowledge, and some familiarity with work in organizations. It is of real use to decision makers, and to those in management education, both teachers and students.
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
`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
