Organization Theory: A Strategic Approach
- ISBN-10
- 0205152740
- ISBN-13
- 9780205152742
- Series
- Organization Theory
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 482
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pearson College Division
- Authors
- Billy J. Hodge, William P. Anthony, Lawrence M. Gales
Description
This text takes a strategic systems approach - an approach that focuses on how managers structure and operate organizations so that they are efficient and effective. The fifth edition covers: rengineering/downsizing; moral/ethical management; complexity; speed and responsiveness of organizations; quality; empowerment; and competitiveness. It also includes a new chapter on the global environment and five new end-of-text cases including two of international origin.
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Other editions
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- 1990
- 552 pages
- Paperback
- Pearson College Division
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