Organizing & Organizations: An Introduction

by David B P Sims (Author), Yiannis Gabriel (Author), Stephen Fineman (Author)

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  Paperback
  2000

  $4.27

  `An excellent introductory text for students as it provides concise and well-written coverage of the main concepts in organizational behaviour. The combination of case studies and discussion of theoretical issues is well structured and provides the reader with a good framework for further reading' - Leadership and Organization Development Journal

  This long awaited Second Edition of Organizing & Organizations builds on the success of the first edition, this ground-breaking text conveys the `lived experience' of being and working in organizations, while at the same time introducing students to key concepts, research and literature in organizational analysis. The Second Edition includes additional chapters which take account of new research in the field, an analysis of diversity, the environment, and the relation between production and consumption. Each chapter ends with a `Reading On' section and there is a fully updated thesaurus. Throughout the authors use the informal tone that makes the book so accessible to students.

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  Paperback
  1993

  $3.31

  This major textbook in organizational behaviour does what most other textbooks in the field do not: it captures and conveys the `lived experience' of being and working in organizations while also introducing students to key concepts, research and literature in organizational analysis.

  The book is in two main parts. The first explores the processes of organizing through a series of chapters each based on a different facet of organizational life. Theoretical concepts and practical implications are woven into an engrossing and accessible narrative which draws on a large number of first-hand accounts by members of organizations.

  The second part of the book, comprising a substantial thesaurus/dictionary, defines and discusses in more detail over 150 of the terms and concepts introduced in the first part. A table connecting the chapters with established categories and concepts in organizational behaviour is also included.