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Organizations : a very short introduction / Mary Jo Hatch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 264New York : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: xvi, 156 p. : ill. ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199584536 (pbk.)
  • 0199584532
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.35 MAR 23 008977
LOC classification:
  • HD58.7 .H395 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction 1. What is organization? 2. What is the best way to organize? 3. What does it mean to be an organization? 4. Who does organizing serve? 5. How does organizing happen? 6. Why do organizational scholars disagree? 7. Where do we go from here?
Summary: Organization happens in the act of working with others to accomplish a desired future state. It can happen through intentionally designed activity, spontaneous improvisation, or some combination of the two, but it always requires coordinated effort. This volume provides a lively and thought provoking introduction to the topic.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-147) and index.

Introduction
1. What is organization?
2. What is the best way to organize?
3. What does it mean to be an organization?
4. Who does organizing serve?
5. How does organizing happen?
6. Why do organizational scholars disagree?
7. Where do we go from here?

Organization happens in the act of working with others to accomplish a desired future state. It can happen through intentionally designed activity, spontaneous improvisation, or some combination of the two, but it always requires coordinated effort. This volume provides a lively and thought provoking introduction to the topic.

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