{"product_id":"american-anti-management-theories-of-organization-a-critique-of-paradigm-proliferation-paperback-9780521479172","title":"American Anti-Management Theories of Organization; A Critique of Paradigm Proliferation (Paperback) 9780521479172","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Anti-Management Theories of Organization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critique of Paradigm Proliferation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA unique and controversial examination of current theories of organizational structure, popular in the USA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLex Donaldson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521479172, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 16 March 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...this is a good book evevn for those who are not convinced by the structural contingency accounts of organizations....provides a well-articulated review and evaluation of diverse perspectives and points out their critical weaknesses.\"    Huseyin Lelebici, Administrative Science Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book offers a critique of recent developments in the study of organizational structure in the USA. There has been a profusion of new paradigms offered in the USA and this has fragmented the field. Many of these paradigms share an anti-management quality, painting managers in an increasingly negative light. This book examines five major, contemporary US organizational theories: population-ecology, institutional, resource dependence, agency and transaction cost economics. Each of these theories and their attendant research is critically examined and severe problems are identified in either theoretical coherence or empirical validity. Lex Donaldson argues that it is possible to reintegrate the field by taking structural contingency theory as the core theory and adding on to it selective propositions from the newer paradigms. He also offers suggestions for needed reforms in the US academic cultural and institutional system.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Anti-management paradigms in organization theory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Structural contingency theory of organizational adaptation\u003cbr\u003e 3. A critique of population-ecology theory\u003cbr\u003e 4. A critique of institutional theory\u003cbr\u003e 5. A critique of resource dependence theory\u003cbr\u003e 6. A critique of organizational economics\u003cbr\u003e 7. Towards a unified theory of organizational structure\u003cbr\u003e 8. A way forward for organizational structural theory.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Organizational theory \u0026amp; behaviour [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Organizational theory \u0026amp; behaviour\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Organizational%20theory%20\u0026amp;%20behaviour%20%5BKJU%5D%22\"\u003eKJU\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005810331928,"sku":"9780521479172","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521479172i_a9e9f005-68cd-4d70-a5b9-fb829ac8e151.jpg?v=1691382895","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-anti-management-theories-of-organization-a-critique-of-paradigm-proliferation-paperback-9780521479172","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}