A variety of organizations with unique and unprecedented designs and structures have emerged in recent times. Such organizations adopt rare business strategies and establish uncommon commercial networks to remain competitive. Understanding these organizations and their behavior has become dynamically challenging.
Also, organizations adapt dynamic shapes and forms in order to survive in VUCA business world and complex societal norms. In modern times, organizations are supposed to cater to not only commercial and economic needs, but also environmental and social obligations of diverse stakeholders.
Current edition of Understanding the Theory & Design of Organizations draws from seminal and modern literature and attempts to provide deeper understanding about the organizations.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Organizations
Chapter 2 Structural Designs for Organizations
Chapter 3 Strategy and Effectiveness
Chapter 4 Relationships Between Organizations
Chapter 5 Global Organization Design
Chapter 6 The Impact of Environment
Chapter 7 Organizational Conflict and Politics
Chapter 8 Organizational Decision-Making
Chapter 9 Corporate Culture and Values
Chapter 10 Organizational Innovation
Chapter 11 Information and Control Processes
Chapter 12 Organizational Size and Life Cycle
Chapter 13 Workplace Technology and Design
Glossary
Index
Features
Covers all the classical and modern literature to cater to understanding of modern organizations
Provides numerous cases relevant for the discussion
Adopts a user-friendly approach to complex organizational theories
Includes key definitions, facts, live cases, charts, tables for ease of learning
This book includes a licence key for our digital learning app, CENGAGE app, that provides access to test bank and flashcards.
About the Author
Richard L. Daft
Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. He specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership.
Nishant Uppal
Nishant Uppal is faculty of Organization Behavior in the Human Resources Management Group, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the Indian Institute of Management Indore.
