This book examines the most important issues that face today’s leaders and managers of nonprofit organizations through the writing of scholars, consultants, and practicing executives. It focuses on go
Understanding Nonprofit Organizations examines the most important issues that face today’s leaders and managers of nonprofit organizations through the writing of scholars, consultants, and practicing
This text is for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in courses in organization theory and organizational behavior who are studying areas such as human resource management, strategic managem
Understanding Organizations introduces students to the key principles of understanding, designing, and managing organizations in an accessible and practical way.
Explores the concept of complexity and analyses how organizational governance can contribute to environmental sustainability. A common theme in these chapters is that organizations actively engage wit
An understanding of identity is fundamental to a complete understanding of organizational life. While conventional management textbooks touch on in-groups, cohesion and discrimination, Understanding I
Starting with the example of a whistle-blower in the Enron case, Kenny (political science and sociology, National U. of Ireland, Galway) and professors of organization studies at Cardiff Business Scho
Understanding Nonprofit Organizations features insightful classic and recent articles on managing nonprofit organizations in the United States. Selected writings from scholars, consultants, and practi
Read the first chapter of this innovative new text hereSocial life is a collective process, and virtually all of social life in contemporary industrial nations is shaped by formal organizations and re
Understanding Organizations takes a fresh look at the sociology of organizations, blending classic theories of industrial society with contemporary cultural studies, labor studies, social movement th
Bringing a fresh perspective to the evaluation of management problems, this book scrutinizes the influence managers have on employees' understanding. It considers how managers use ideas and visions t
J. Steven Ott’s Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and Management is a collection of the most insightful and most recent readings about the challenges of managing a
Charles Handy's revolutionary 1989 bestseller The Age of Unreason catapulted him into the ranks of the top management consultants. Now, in this new edition of his acclaimed study Understanding Organiz
In a new introduction to his classic text, Charles Handy demonstrates how the key concepts of culture, motivation, leadership, power, role-playing, and group-working remain as important today as when
Understanding Organization Through Culture and Structure: Relational and Other Lessons From the African American Organization presents an innovative view of organizations and the communication process
A two-volume set featuring a collection of the most insightful and influential classics and recent articles, chapters and encyclopedia entries about the nature, role, and management of the nonprofit s
In the decade since the First Edition of this critical and provocative text, many aspects of gender have changed, and many have stayed the same. While the gendered study of organizations is a growing
This book aims to contribute to a more reflective approach to key themes in gender and organization, and will be useful for academics and students in all areas of social and behavioral sciences who ar
This set features two texts edited by professors J. Steven Ott and Lisa A. Dicke:The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector, Third Edition, features classic and current readings on the existence, forms and fu
"This revised edition of the best-selling text in the field includes a guiding framework of organizational analysis emphasizing the integration and coordination of the domains of the organization with
This book presents an in-depth perspective of knowledge as a fundamental process of any organization rather than just another resource to be managed. The author presents a process-oriented theory of c
Organizations are complex entities that must adapt the practices of their employees and management to meet the demands of a dynamic environment. Organizations are behavioral systems that coordinate in
Organizations are complex entities that must adapt the practices of their employees and management to meet the demands of a dynamic environment. Organizations are behavioral systems that coordinate in
Organizations are the business world's central actors, employing multiple people who pursue collective goals while linked to an external environment. This volume is the first of two books dedicated to
This highly readable career development book reveals dynamic aspects of the workplace that are hidden to many, ignored by others—factors that can make or break careers.
