{"product_id":"understanding-organizations-hardback-9780745644271","title":"Understanding Organizations (Hardback) 9780745644271","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Organizations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHoward Lune (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745644271, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.553 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\"Organizations structure our daily lives, but few of us recognize their powerful influence. In this book, Lune offers a clear and accessible introduction to organization studies. With its mix of classical theory, contemporary research, and vivid real-life examples, Understanding Organizations will enlighten students and professionals alike. Read this book to unlock the mysteries of complex organizations.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Christine Williams, University of Texas at Austin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Understanding Organizations is the most comprehensive, historical, and accessible treatment of the social science of organizations available now. It asks insightful questions, provides theoretically informed answers, will inspire students to study organizations and lay readers to critically evaluate the organizations surrounding us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kevin T. Leicht, University of Iowa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial life is a collective process, and virtually all of social life in contemporary industrial nations is shaped by formal organizations and recognized social institutions. One can no longer hope to understand a complex society without understanding its organizations, any more than one can fully understand organizational life without grasping the social processes that shape it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e takes a fresh look at the sociology of organizations, blending classic theories of industrial society with contemporary cultural studies, labor studies, social movement theory, and the role of nonprofits. In each chapter, Lune describes the major ideas and the new work that define the topic, as well as asking how these assumptions came about and how they impact us in our daily lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be the ideal companion to courses on organizations across the social sciences, and has insights to offer all students of organized life, whether one is interested in entering the corporate world, starting an arts organization, or mobilizing for social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introducing Organizations 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is an organization? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe organizational society 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Readings 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Classic Theories of Organizations 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeber – bureaucracy and beyond 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDurkheim and the division of labor in society 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKarl Marx and the spirit of capitalism 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Readings 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Management and Administration 40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow work works 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRational systems – Fayol, Ford, Taylor 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizations as human systems 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Readings 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Culture in Organizations 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat workers want 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe TVA and the hearts of men 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat workers feel 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBureaucracy as a culture 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational cultures at work 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture shift 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDress for success 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Readings 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Organizational Dysfunctions 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryday dysfunction 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilt-in failures 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisasters 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Readings 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Organizations and Environments 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefi nitions and assumptions 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelations among organizations 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe neo-institutional model 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Readings 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Non- profi t Sector 132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the non-profit sector 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is there a non-profit sector? 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow are NPOs different? 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommerce and community at an arts organization 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe three sectors intersect 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Readings 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Organizing for Social Change 154\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity-based non-profits and the state 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial change organizations 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Readings 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 What's Next for the Sociology of Organizations? 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich way is forward? 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizations are at the heart of sociology 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow that you know this . . . 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 211\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407311466776,"sku":"9780745644271","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745644271.jpg?v=1784160831","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-organizations-hardback-9780745644271","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}