What is organization theory and why does it matter? Where did it start, how has it developed, and what impact does it have on today’s organisations? What challenges does it pose, what solutions can it offer, and how can it be used to make sense of contemporary management and organization? This book addresses these questions and explores organization theory from its origins right up to present-day debates. The authors pay sceptical respect to different schools of thought, encouraging the reader to engage in a critical dialogue between varying perspectives. In addition, the frequenl reality.

A rich set of pedagogical features to support the reader includes:

• Stop and Think boxes to invite personal or group reflection
• Brief Biographies of seminal thinkers
• Case Studies on organizations such as ….
• Ideas and Perspectives to introduce and summarize key theories

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