ISBN:
9780691238050
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 319 pages)
,
Illustrations (black and white).
Series Statement:
Princeton scholarship online
DDC:
302.35
Keywords:
Organization
;
Organizational sociology
;
Associations, institutions, etc History
;
Business enterprises History
;
International agencies History
;
Society
;
Sociology & anthropology
Abstract:
How organizations developed in history, how they operate, and how research on them has evolvedOrganizations are all around us: government agencies, multinational corporations, social-movement organizations, religious congregations, scientific bodies, sports teams, and more. Immensely powerful, they shape all social, economic, political, and cultural life, and are critical for the planning and coordination of every activity from manufacturing cardboard boxes to synthesizing new drugs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To understand our world, we must understand organizations. 'The Power of Organizations' defines the features of organizations, examines how they operate, traces their rise over the course of a millennium, and explains how research on organizations has evolved from the mid-nineteenth century to today.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.23943/princeton/9780691241807.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691241807.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691238050
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691238050
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