Organization theory : challenges and perspectives Upplaga 1

This book is to my knowledge, the most comprehensive and reliable guide to organisational theory currently available. What is needed is a text that will give a good idea of the breath and complexity of this important subject, and this is precisely what McAuley, Duberley and Johnson have provided. They have done some sterling service in bringing together the very diverse strands of work that today qualify as constituting the subject of organisational theory. Whilst their writing is accessible and engaging, their approach is scholarly and serious. It is so easy for students (and indeed others who should know better) to trivialise this very problematic and challenging subject. This is not the case with the present book. This is abook that deserves to achieve a wide readership. Professor Stephen Ackroyd, Lancaster University, UK This new textbook usefully situates organization theory within scholary debates on modernism and postmodernism, and provides an advanced introduction to the heterogeneous study of ogranizations, including chapters on phenomenology, critical theory and psychoanalysis. Like all good textbooks, the book is accessible, well researched and readers are encouraged to view chapters as a starting point for getting to grips with the field of organization theory. Dr Martin Brigham, Lancaster University, UK McAuley et al provide a highly readable account of ideas, perspectives and practices of organization. By thoroughly explaining, analyzing and exploring organization theory the book increases the understanding of a field that in recent years has become ever more fragmented. Organization theory is central to managing, organizing and reflecting on both formal and informal structures, and in this respect you will find this book timely, interesting and valuable. Peter Holdt Christensen, Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark McAuley et al's book is thought-provokingm witty and highly relevant for understanding contemporay organisational dilemmas. The book engages in an imaginitive way with a wealth of organisational concepts and theories as well as provides insightful examples from the practical world of organisations. The authors' sound scholarship and transparent style of writing set the book apart, making it an ingenious ready which invites reflexivity, critcalness and plurality of opinion from the audience. This is a book that will become a classic in organisation studies. Mihaela L.Keleman, Professor of Management Studies, Keel University, UK An unusually rich and deep philosophical book on organization theory with several new thinkers and ideas. Pedagogically a well-structured book with many clear learning objectives, cases, examples and good summaries for every chapter. Professor Martin Lindell, Hanken Business School, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration,...