Organizational theory, design, and change / Gareth R. Jones, Texas A&M University.

By: Jones, Gareth R [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2010©2010 Edition: Global edition, Sixth editionDescription: 543 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0138157111 (paperback)Subject(s): Organizational behavior | Organizational behavior -- Case studiesLOC classification: HD58.7 .J66 2010
Contents:
Organizations and organizational effectiveness -- Stakeholders, managers, and ethics -- Organizing in a changing global environment -- Basic challenges of organizational design -- Designing organizational structure : authority and control -- Designing organizational structure : specialization and coordination -- Creating and managing organizational culture -- Organizational design and strategy in a changing global environment -- Organizational design, competences, and technology -- Types and forms of organizational change -- Organizational transformations : birth, growth, decline, and death -- Decision making, learning, knowledge management, and information technology -- Innovation, intrapreneurship, and creativity -- Managing conflict, power, and politics.
Summary: This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States. Business is changing at break-neck speed, so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market. The sixth edition has been updated to reflect the most recent trends in real-world managing techniques. Examples have been updated to provide vivid illustrations of such techniques in action.
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Previous edition: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Organizations and organizational effectiveness -- Stakeholders, managers, and ethics -- Organizing in a changing global environment -- Basic challenges of organizational design -- Designing organizational structure : authority and control -- Designing organizational structure : specialization and coordination -- Creating and managing organizational culture -- Organizational design and strategy in a changing global environment -- Organizational design, competences, and technology -- Types and forms of organizational change -- Organizational transformations : birth, growth, decline, and death -- Decision making, learning, knowledge management, and information technology -- Innovation, intrapreneurship, and creativity -- Managing conflict, power, and politics.

This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States. Business is changing at break-neck speed, so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market. The sixth edition has been updated to reflect the most recent trends in real-world managing techniques. Examples have been updated to provide vivid illustrations of such techniques in action.