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This popular book takes a combination strategic/systems approach to the study of organization theory. Completely updated with current cases and examples, the 5th Edition now offers the expertise of co-author Lawrence Gates who has given the book a more simplified writing style. KEY TOPICS: " Divided into five major parts, it begins by examining the organization's outside (macro) environment and the way that organizations develop systems to link up with and know this environment; studies information management and strategy formulation; considers such traditional organization theory subjects as goals, design, and structure; concludes with an analysis of the more dynamic aspects of modern organization theory, culture, conflict, power, authority, politics, and change. For management professionals.
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This book takes a strategic systems approach -- an approach that focuses on how managers structure and operate organizations so that they are efficient and effective. The focus of the revision is (1) a simplified writing style, one that presents theories in an easily understood manner, and then applies them, and (2) a significant updating of content.
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The Sixth Edition of Organization Theory: A Strategic Approach continues to present a balance of theory, research, and practice. Theory and research are necessary to provide coherence, certainty, and predictability in an otherwise incoherent, uncertain, and unpredictable world. However, in presenting theory and research, we maintain a belief that theory and research should provide practical value to the inhabitants of organizations—the managers and members of organizations. To accomplish this balance, we have provided numerous examples from organizations to illustrate the theories, concepts, and research findings throughout the text.
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