Organizational Theory, Design, and Change, Fourth Edition [Hardcover]

Gareth R. Jones (Author)

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Publication Date: April 30, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0131403710 | ISBN-13: 978-0131403710 | Edition: 4

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, and Organizational Change. This text provides the most current, thorough, and contemporary account of the factors affecting the organizational design process, making important organization theories accessible and interesting to students. It addresses the many issues and problems that are involved in managing the process of organizational change and transformation, providing direct and clear managerial implications.

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Features include:

• An integrated flow between chapters that allows students to clearly see how topics relate to each other from the start.
• An in-depth look at organizational culture from the origins of culture to its relationship with organizational effectiveness.
• Coverage of ethics as an explicit theme.
• Detailed coverage of the stakeholder approach to organizations and the implications of this approach for organizational effectiveness.
• Explanations of the most recent developments in organizational structure such as the product team structure, outsourcing, and network organizations.
• Discussion of recent literature on interorganizational linkage mechanisms, and an account of the role of resource dependence theory and transaction cost theory in explaining why organizations choose different types of linkage mechanisms.
• An integrated account of the strategy-structure relationship.
• Comprehensive coverage of international strategy and structure and global organizational design.
• An analysis of new technological developments, including the Internet, integrated with traditional concepts already used in organizational theory. See how technical complexity, task nonroutinism, and task interdependence affect organizational design.
• A detailed discussion of both population ecology theory and institutional theory.

Look for more information on the web at www.prenhall.com/jones.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (April 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131403710
• ISBN-13: 978-0131403710
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #839,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review, February 13, 2008

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This review is from: Organizational Theory, Design and Change (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

Good text book, presents material clearly and simplisticaly but effectively gets the point across and makes it easy to learn and retain.

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely good book - not an easy read, June 21, 2011

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This review is from: Organizational Theory, Design, and Change (6th Edition) (Hardcover)

We used this book for a six week course in organizational design and got through the entirety of the book in those six weeks. This text is well-written and provides good examples but it is a very slow read since the material is so dense. At times the writing style seems dry but I have learned a lot using this book and it is very informative. Well worth its steep price.

4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book..., January 24, 2008

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This review is from: Organizational Theory, Design and Change (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book was perfect for the class I was taking. It was new, no marks, and very informative.