Organizations

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.

ISBN	0132448408	Pages	288
ISBN13	9780132448406 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)	Weight (grammes)	324
Imprint	Prentice Hall	Published in	Upper Saddle River
Format	Paperback	Previous ISBN	9780131849709
Publication date	28 Oct 2008	Height (mm)	229
Library of Congress	2008036753	Width (mm)	152
DEWEY	302.35	Spine width (mm)	20
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly

	Preface
Part I	Introduction
Chapter 1	Thinking About Organizations	1
	Overview	1
	Why Study Organizations?	1
	Organizational Impacts	3
	The Nature of Organizations	14
	The Plan of the Book	17
	Summary and Conclusions	18
	Exercises	18
Part II	Organizational Structure
Chapter 2	Organizational Structure: Key Dimensions	19
	Overview	19
	Defining Organizational Structure	20
	Studying Organizational Structure: Early Research on the Bureaucratic Form	21
	Sociological Studies of Formal Structure in Organizations	25
	Dimensions of Formal Structure	27
	Relations Between Complexity, Formalization, and Centralization	41
	Summary and Conclusions	43
	Exercises	43
Chapter 3	Organizational Structure: Explanations	44
	Overview	44
	Effects of Size	46
	Effects of Technology	50
	Combined Effects of Size and Technology	53
	In Practice: Functional, Product, and Matrix Forms of Organization	54
	Effects of Internal Culture	57
	Environmental Effects on Structure: External Culture	58
	Creating Formal Structure: Debates over Process	64
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