My vision for this international edition of Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations is to integrate contemporary problems about organization with classic ideas and theories in a way that is interesting and enjoyable for students. Significant changes in this edition include updates to every chapter that incorporate the most recent ideas, new case examples, new book reviews, new end-of-chapter cases, and new end-of-book integrative cases. The research and theories in the field of organization studies are rich and insightful and will help students and managers understand their organizational world and solve real-life problems. My mission is to combine the concepts and models from organizational theory with changing events in the real world to provide the most up-to-date view of organization design available.
Part 1 Introduction to Organizations
Part 2 Open System Design Elements
Part 3 Organizational Purpose and Structural Design
Part 4 Managing Dynamic Processes
Part 5 Internal Design Elements