9780765809919-0765809915-Organizations in Action: Social Science Bases of Administrative Theory (Classics in Organization and Management Series)

Organizations in Action: Social Science Bases of Administrative Theory (Classics in Organization and Management Series)

ISBN-13: 9780765809919
ISBN-10: 0765809915
Edition: 1
Author: James D. Thompson
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 222 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780765809919
ISBN-10: 0765809915
Edition: 1
Author: James D. Thompson
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 222 pages

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Organizations in Action: Social Science Bases of Administrative Theory (Classics in Organization and Management Series) (ISBN-13: 9780765809919 and ISBN-10: 0765809915), written by authors James D. Thompson, was published by Routledge in 2003. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Management (Management & Leadership, Management Science, Processes & Infrastructure, Social Sciences, Social Theory, Sociology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Organizations in Action: Social Science Bases of Administrative Theory (Classics in Organization and Management Series) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Management books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.24.

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Organizations act, but what determines how and when they will act? There is precedent for believing that the organization is but an extension of one or a few people, but this is a deceptively simplified approach and, in reality, makes any generalization in organizational theory enormously difficult. Modern-day organizations―manufacturing firms, hospitals, schools, armies, community agencies―are extremely complex in nature, and several strategies, employing a variety of disciplines, are needed to gain a proper understanding of them.

Organizations in Action is a classic multidisciplinary study of the behavior of complex organizations as entities. Previous books on the subject focused on the behavior of people in organizational contexts, but this volume considers individual behavior only to the extent that it helps explain the nature of organizations. James D. Thompson offers ninety-five distinct propositions about the behavior of organizations, all relevant regardless of the culture in which they are found. Thompson classifies organizations according to their technologies and environments. That organizations must meet and handle uncertainty is central to his thesis.

Organizations in Action is firmly grounded in concepts and theories in the social and behavioral sciences. While it does not offer an actual theory of administration, the book successfully extends the scientific base upon which any emerging administrative theory must rest. This classic work is of continuing value to organizational and management specialists, behavioral scientists, sociologists, administrators, and policymakers.

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