Organizations and Society
Author:   Joseph H. Spear (James Madison University) ,  Inc. SAGE Publications
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
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9781071802205


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   21 November 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Organizations and Society examines the costs and consequences of social life that is dominated by rational control characteristic of bureaucratic organizations large and small. Students of all interests-those who wish to run organizations someday, study them, or simply understand their importance in the contemporary social order-will benefit from the insights of this text.

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Author:   Joseph H. Spear (James Madison University) ,  Inc. SAGE Publications
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781071802205


ISBN 10:   1071802208
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   21 November 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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PART I: Our Society of Organizations Chapter 1: Introduction: A Society of Formal Organizations Chapter 2: The Subject Is Organizations. The Issue Is Power Chapter 3: Organizations and Inequality PART II: Forging the Society of Organizations Chapter 4: The Rise of Bureaucracy and the Question of Efficiency Chapter 5: The Rise of Bureaucracy and the Question of Power Chapter 6: Are We Beyond Bureaucracy? Part III: Analyzing Organizations Chapter 7: The Machine Organization Chapter 8: The Human Organization Chapter 9: The Open Organization Chapter 10: The Limits of Rationality Chapter 11: Rationality and Rationalization as Variables Chapter 12: Final Reflections: Living With Organizations

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Joseph H. Spear is Associate Professor of Sociology at James Madison University. His research interests are complex organizations, sociology of science and technology, and sociological theory. He regularly teaches his department's undergraduate sociology or organizations course, as well as courses on environmental sociology, sociology of science and technology, and the development of sociological theory.

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