For the undergraduate or graduate Sociology of Organizations course taught in Sociology or Business departments and Public Administration School of Education. Based upon classical and contemporary theory and empirical research, this text forms a sociological analysis of organizations, focusing on the impacts that organizations have upon individuals and society.
Features
- Unifying framework of organizational effectiveness- Integrated throughout.
- Offers students insight into organizational structure, effectiveness, and leadership.
- Combined material on organizational environments and inter-organizational relationships.
- Illustrates for students the ways in which organizations interact with each other.
- Material linking organizational environments to their impact on various organizations.
- Chapter Overviews-Appear at the beginning of each chapter.
- Provides students with a “snapshot” of material to be covered.
- Sample questions-Provided at the end of each chapter.
Part I Introduction
Part II Organizational Structure
Part III Organizational Processes
Part IV Outcomes