Scott, W. Richard.

Organizations : rational, natural, and open systems / W. Richard Scott. - 4th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1998. - xvi, 416 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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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Organizational sociology.
Organization

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