Theory and Method in Organization Studies: Paradigms and Choices - Softcover

Strati, Antonio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761964029 ISBN 13: 9780761964025

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

In this introduction to theory and method, students of organization will find a comprehensive view of the key theories in their field, combined with a toolkit of guidelines linking these to the different methods available for analyzing and interpreting organizational life.

Distinguishing `the external society′ and the `internal society′, Antonio Strati sheds light on the different contexts that shape organizational life and the different levels of analysis that may be used. By showing the many levels at which organizations function and can be understood this book provides an invaluable introduction to analysis and research for advanced students. Recent concepts such as `the organization as hypertext′; `communities of practi

About this title

About the Author:

Antonio Strati is the author of Organization and Aesthetics (Sage, 1999). He s a researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Sociology at the University

of Trento, Italy, and he also lectures at the University of Siena.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0761964029
• ISBN 13: 9780761964025
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256