A Very Short Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying OrganizationsRelevant across a range of management courses, the Second Edition of A Very Short Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations offers students a lively, focused and challenging discussion of classical and current ideas about organizations and their management. Building on the hugely popular first edition, a new chapter explores the relationship between organization theory and behaviour as it exists today. Chris Grey shies away from the sterility of conventional textbooks, offering students an accessible and palatable overview of the field of organization studies that questions and challenges the traditional literature. |
Contents
Why Studying Organizations Matters to Me | 1 |
1 Bureaucracy and Scientific Management | 21 |
2 Human Relations Theory and People Management | 44 |
3 Organizational Culture and SelfManagement | 65 |
4 PostBureaucracy and Change Management | 85 |
5 Fast Capitalism and the End of Management | 108 |
6 Business Schools and the Myth of Management Education | 133 |
Why Should Studying Organizations Matter to You? | 153 |
Recommended Reading | 172 |
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