Organizations : rational, natural, and open systems / W. Richard Scott.

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Scott, W. Richard

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1998.Edition: 4th edDescription: xvi, 416 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

0132663546

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DDC classification:

302.35 SCO

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Summary: This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining organizations; organizations as rational, natural, and open systems; environments, strategies, and structures of organizations; and organizations and society.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Mzumbe University Main Campus Library	Mzumbe University Main Campus Library	302.35 SCO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0047804

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-400) and indexes.

This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining organizations; organizations as rational, natural, and open systems; environments, strategies, and structures of organizations; and organizations and society.

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