McAuley, John, FIPD.

Organization theory : challenges and perspectives / John McAuley, Joanne Duberley, Phil Johnson. - Harlow, England ; New York : Prentice Hall/Financial Times, 2007. - xxii, 473 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing organization theory: what is it, and why does it matter? -- Modernist organization theory: back to the future -- Neo-modernist organization theory: putting people first? -- Neo-modernist organization theory: surfing the new wave? -- Postmodernist organization theory: new organizational forms for a new millennium? -- Postmodernism as a philosophy: the ultimate challenge to organization theory? -- Reflective organization theory: symbols, meanings and interpretations -- Reflexive organization theory: critical theory and psychoanalysis -- The evolution of management as reflected through the lens of modernist organization theory -- Perspectives and challenges.

With an introduction to organisation theory, this text covers modernist organisational theory, neomodernist organisational theory, postmodern organisational theory, reflective organisational theory, and reflexive organisation theory.

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Organizational sociology.

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