Jeffrey A. Miles

Management and Organization Theory (eBook, ePUB)

A Jossey-Bass Reader

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION THEORY Management and Organization Theory offers a summary and analysis of the 40 most popular, researched, and applied management and organization theories. This important resource includes key instruments used to measure variables in each theory and examines pertinent questions about the theory: strengths and weaknesses, practical applications, and the seminal articles published on each theory. "This is a remarkable book. Jeffrey Miles clearly explains and synthesizes 40 major theories of management and organization in an easily accessible and engaging style. Well researched, comprehensive in its coverage, thorough, balanced, and fair in its analyses of theories, the book is destined to be a major authoritative reference in the field. It is one of the most readable, informative, and useful books I have read. I strongly recommend it." --Shaker A. Zahra, department chair, Robert E. Buuck Chair, and professor, Strategic Management and Organizations Department, University of Minnesota "This book provides a terrific advantage to any student or manager seeking to grasp the fundamental concepts that explain organizations and the behavior of people within them." --Richard L. Daft, author, The Executive and the Elephant: A Leader's Guide to Building Inner Excellence; and the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University "An easy-to-read summary of some of the most critical theories in the field of management--theories that have implications not just for scholars, but for practicing managers as well." --Jay Barney, professor of management and human resources, and Chase Chair for Excellence in Corporate Strategy, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118196601
• Artikelnr.: 37355414

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey A. Miles is a professor of management and organizational behavior in the Eberhardt School of Business at University of the Pacific, where he teaches management, organizational behavior, human resources, labor relations, and organizational communication.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Absorptive Capacity Theory 17 2
Actor-Network Theory 25 3 Agency Theory 33 4 Agenda Setting Theory 41 5
Attachment Theory 49 6 Attribution Theory 57 7 Balance Theory 65 8 Control
Theory 73 9 Diffusion of Innovations Theory 81 10 Dynamic Capabilities
Theory 89 11 Effi cient Market Theory 97 12 Ethical Theory 105 13 Field
Theory 113 14 Game Theory 121 15 Goal Setting Theory 129 16 Image Theory
137 17 Institutional Theory 145 18 Knowledge-Based Theory 153 19 Media
Richness Theory 161 20 Mental Models Theory 169 21 Organizational Ecology
Theory 177 22 Organizational Justice Theory 185 23 Planned Behavior Theory
193 24 Prospect Theory 201 25 Psychological Contract Theory 209 26
Resource-Based Theory 217 27 Role Theory 225 28 Self-Determination Theory
233 29 Sensemaking Theory 241 30 Social Capital Theory 249 31 Social
Cognitive Theory 257 32 Social Comparison Theory 265 33 Social Exchange
Theory 273 34 Social Facilitation Theory 281 35 Social Identity Theory 289
36 Social Network Theory 297 37 Stakeholder Theory 305 38 Structural
Contingency Theory 313 39 Structuration Theory 321 40 Transaction Cost
Theory 329 Conclusion 337 References 353 Name Index 429 Subject Index 447