Organizational Studies

This book, based on extensive original research, examines the spatial structure and geographical implications of modern multinational corporations. It looks at the geography of multinational corporations, relates this geography to management and decision making structures and discusses how these ite..

This book examines the role that spirituality plays in project management. It is an extremely important factor that is almost always overlooked, but when tapped into, it can make the difference between effectiveness and ineffectiveness. With a greater understanding of the role of spirituality in p..

An exciting and important addition to organizational change and health care management literature, this topical book presents academically rigorous theory and a unique assessment of NHS change processes...

In this book the author develops a theory of power and organization, derived from a critical consideration of a literature extending across sociology, political science, philosophy and organization theory. The book raises and answers some of the issues which are important in the construction of a th..

The Work of Communication: Relational Perspectives on Working and Organizing in Contemporary Capitalism revolves around a two-part question: "What have work and organization become under contemporary capitalism—and how should organization studies approach them?"..

This book addresses the need to bridge the gap between the predominantly "timeless" theories and models that scholars have produced and the daily experiences of employees and managers, in which time is salient and extremely important. ..

Legislation governing employee welfare is becoming increasingly strict, and nowhere is this more prevalent than in dealing with a diverse workplace. Every organisation contains employees who can be considered diverse. Diverse employee can include pregnant women, people with illnesses, young and old ..

_x005F_x000D_ This book reviews theory and research in social and organizational psychology on the management of diversity in work organizations.Each chapter summarizes relevant empirical research, and considers how the dynamics of workgroup relations are likely to be affected by cultural difference..

This book contains articles by internationally recognized experts in Behavioral Systems Analyis who discuss the role of organizational practices in their study of performance improvement and cultural change from both practical and conceptual perspectives. _x000D_ This book was published as a special..

This book contains articles by internationally recognized experts in Behavioral Systems Analyis who discuss the role of organizational practices in their study of performance improvement and cultural change from both practical and conceptual perspectives. _x005F_x000D_ This book was published as a s..

Outlines four organisational forms - systems thinking, contingency theory, the action approach and labour process theories - and evaluates their strengths and weaknesses...

This exciting new book fills the gap in the management literature on organizational change. It presents a balanced view with case vignettes of some well-known change techniques, and explorations of the reasons for their successes and failures...