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For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change/Development. Business is changing at break-neck speed, so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness.  By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market. The sixth edition has been updated to reflect the most recent trends in real-world managing techniques. Examples have been updated to provide vivid illustrations of such techniques in action.

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Author:   Gareth R. Jones
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.350kg
ISBN:  

9780136087311

ISBN 10:   0136087310
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   12 March 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780132729949
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART I: THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 1 ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS CHAPTER 2 STAKEHOLDERS, MANAGERS, AND ETHICS CHAPTER 3 ORGANIZING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PART II: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN CHAPTER 4 BASIC CHALLENGES OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN CHAPTER 5 DESIGNING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: AUTHORITY AND CONTROL CHAPTER 6 DESIGNING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: SPECIALIZATION AND COORDINATION CHAPTER 7 CREATING AND MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE CHAPTER 8 ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND STRATEGY IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 9 ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN, COMPETENCES, AND TECHNOLOGY PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CHAPTER 10 TYPES AND FORMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CHAPTER 11 ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS: BIRTH, GROWTH, DECLINE, AND DEATH CHAPTER 12 DECISION MAKING, LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 13 INNOVATION, INTRAPRENEURSHIP, AND CREATIVITY CHAPTER 14 MANAGING CONFLICT, POWER, AND POLITICS

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