Stephen Fineman, Yiannis Gabriel, David B P Sims

Gebundenes Buch

Organizing & Organizations

Beschreibung

Organizing and Organizations is well loved by students and lecturers for its accessible, conversational tone and insightful real-life examples introducing the study of organizations and organizational behaviour. Fineman, Gabriel and Sims, eminent academics in the field, cover a wealth of key concepts, research and literature leaving students informed and engaged.

The Fourth Edition builds on the strengths of previous editions, to provide you with a textbook that continues to stand out from the rest. This new edition has been fully developed to include:

- New chapters on Influence and Power, and Innovation and Change.

- A new section within each chapter that highlights the theoretical links informing the chapters.

- New review questions to test and apply your understanding of the ideas in each chapter.

- New 'reading on' sections that direct you to free links to highly recommended journal articles relating to each chapter's coverage, and found on the companion website.

- New critical review questions at the end of each chapter to encourage debate.

- Each chapter is now enlivened with pictorial illustrations.

- A fully updated glossary of key concepts in the study of organizations

Organizing and Organizations integrates a strong critical approach throughout.

Autor

Stephen Fineman is Professor of Organizational Behaviour, School of Management, University of Bath CONTRIBUTORS¿ AFFILIATIONS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA: Gillian Bendelow University of Warwick Karen P Harlos University of Otago, Dunedin Avraham N Kluger The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berry Mayall University of London Anat Rafaeli Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion, Haifa Varda Wasserman The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 522
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 196mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1044g
• ISBN-13: 9781848600850
• ISBN-10: 1848600852
• Artikelnr.: 27945144

Rezensionen

`An excellent introductory text .... it provides a concise and well-written coverage of the main concepts in organizational behaviour. The combination of case studies and discussion of theoretical issues is well structured and provides the reader with a good framework for further reading' - Leadership and Organization Development