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Organizing & Organizations

Fourth Edition


December 2009 | 512 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

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 behavior. Stephen Fineman, Yiannis Gabriel and David 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
  • A website with resources for instructors and students

Organizing and Organizations integrates a strong critical approach throughout. It will continue to be an excellent support to students of management, organizational behavior, and the psychology and sociology of organizations.

"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


 
Introduction
 
Entering and Leaving
 
Lifelong Learning
 
Motives and Motivating
 
Rules Are Rules
 
Buildings and Organizing
 
Leading
 
Politics and Deals
 
Influence and Power
 
Us and Them
 
Being Different?
 
Morals
 
Greening
 
Machines and Routines
 
Innovation and Change
 
Feelings
 
Sex
 
Serious Joking
 
Virtuality
 
Career Shifts
 
Producing and Consuming
 
Working and Living
 
Learning and Organizing in Uncertain Times

Comprehensive and critical coverage of a range of very pertinent organisational issues and processes. Written in an accessible academic style it is suitable for a range of practitioner and management audiences. A welcome update of a favourite text.

Dr Kathryn Waddington
ISPP, City University
December 6, 2009
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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

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter One

Chapter Two