Managing and Organizations : An Introduction to Theory and Practice

Pitsis, Tyrone S., Kornberger, Martin, Clegg, Stewart R.

ISBN 10: 0857020404 / ISBN 13: 9780857020406

Published by SAGE Publications, Limited, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing and Organizations : An Introduction to Theory and Practice
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857020404
• ISBN 13: 9780857020406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Now in its Third Edition, this unique and highly esteemed text goes from strength to strength, continuing to offer:

• Gapless coverage of the essential topics of organizational behavior
• A critical perspective that takes students out of their comfort zones and questions dominant assumptions about organizations
• Interactive, instructive (and fun) learning aids and features, both in the text and on the companion website
• An attractive, easily navigable full-color text design
• A guide to further reading including hand-selected journal articles, many of which are available on the companion website

About the Authors

Stewart Clegg is Professor at the University of Sydney in the School of Project Management and the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership and an Emeritus Professor of the University of Technology Sydney. 

Martin Kornberger received his PhD form the University of Vienna in 2002. Currently he works as full time Visiting Professor at the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School. Trained as philosopher, he researches and teaches about practices of organizing, strategizing, accounting, and marketing, and explores how they shape, and are shaped by, the economy and society at large.

Tyrone S. Pitsis is Professor of Strategy, Technology & Society at Durham University Business School. He is also Director of the Global Doctor of Business Administration programme between Durham and emlyon. His research is at the intersection between strategy design, innovation and complex projects, with a focus on transformative technologies. He is consistently rated as one of the top teachers and is a sought-after speaker. He has been the recipient of several awards for his research and was also awarded the Practice Theme Committee of the Academy of Management leadership award for his contribution to AOM’s strategic aims of promoting and recognizing the impact members make through their scholarship. Having worked since he was 14, Tyrone originally began his working life as a chef, starting off as a kitchen hand and working his way up to executive chef in award-winning restaurants and hotels. He now cooks as little as possible but still loves to eat. Aside from his family, Tyrone could not imagine life without music.