TY - BOOK AU - McAuley,John AU - Duberley,Joanne AU - Johnson,Phil TI - Organization theory: challenges and perspectives SN - 0273687743 AV - HM786 .M33 2007 U1 - 302.3/5 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Harlow, England, New York PB - Prentice Hall/Financial Times KW - Organizational sociology N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006022347.html ER -