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Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives


By W. Richard Scott, Gerald F Davis
 
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Format:Paperback, 464 pages.
Publisher:Prentice Hall 2006-10-15
ISBN:0131958933

Average Customer Rating:

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (6 reviews)

Editorial Reviews:

This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining organizations; organizations as rational, natural, and open systems; environments, strategies, and structures of organizations; and organizations and society. For those employed in fields where knowledge of organizational theory is necessary, including sociology, anthropology, cognitive psychology, industrial engineering, managers in corporations and international business, and business strategists.


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4 out of 5 stars very good

The product reached me pretty quick...was very useful and it came in a good condition.Thank you

5 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and Open

I can't imagine a better introduction to students of Organizations. The writing is clear, and assumes no background knowledge (I had none). Yet it is a deeply informative and thought-provoking book. A friend of mine in the M&O PhD program at Michigan (Davis' home department) says that you could pass preliminary exams if you memorized (*really* memorized) everything in the book. Unlike most textbooks, Scott and Davis actually locate the "perspectives" in current conversations.

3 out of 5 stars Dry, but thorough introduction to organizational behavior

If you want a survey of organizational behavior in academic writing style, this is for you.

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I bought this Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives a month ago.It come on time.
This is a wonderful book for people who are interested in organizational theories.Very fundanmental.

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