ISBN:
0191015229
,
9780191015229
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (222 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Du Gay, Paul For Formal Organization : The Past in the Present and Future of Organization Theory
DDC:
302.3501
Keywords:
Organization Philosophy
;
Industrial organization History
;
Organizational behavior History
Abstract:
This book seeks to contribute to the goal of reviving Organization Theory as a practical science of organizing and rehabilitating its core object - formal organization - through a re-examination and re-assessment of the outlook, comportment and attitude animating its classical antecedents
Abstract:
Authority as a Cornerstone of OrganizationThe Law of the Situation; Authority and Formal Organization: Chester Barnard; From Authority to the `State of Nature ́in Organizational Analysis and Practice; `Sofa-Style ́Government: Against `the System of Objective Authority;́ Concluding Comments; Conclusion: Comportment and Character in Formal Organization and Its Analysis; Character and Conduct in Organization Theory and Formal Organization; References; Index
Abstract:
Cover; For Formal Organization: The Past in the Present and Future of Organization Theory; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; Formality as the `Law ́of Organization; From 'Theory' to 'Stance'; The Argument and Structure of the Book; Chapter 1: The Idea of a `Classical Stance ́in Organization Theory; Introduction; The Practical Focus of Classical Organization Theory; Organization Theory as a Practical Way of Life: Chester Barnard and Wilfred Brown; Wilfred Brown on Organization and Judgement; Organization Theory as a `Practical Sciencé
Abstract:
Conceptual Tools for OrganizationConcluding Comments; Chapter 2: `Outside Organization:́ The Idea of a `Metaphysical Stance ́in Organization Studies; On the Immanent Rationality of Organization (Studies); A(n Endless) Series of Problematizations; Enter `the Environment;́ `Closed Systems ́Are Not What You Think; Concluding Comments; Chapter 3: Metaphysical Speculation in Organizational Theorizing: On the Lost Specification of `Change;́ Introduction; Basic Assumptions on the Nature of Change; `Change ́as the Invocation of Dependency; Change as a Call for Pairing
Abstract:
Change as a Call for Fight or FlightManaging on the Basis of Unwarranted Change Assumptions; Change, Epochalism, and Organizational Reform; Reinventing Government: The National Performance Review; Jaques, Bureaucracy, and `Change;́ Conclusion; Chapter 4: Metaphysical Speculation in Organizational Theorizing: On the Expressivism of `Exploration;́ Introduction; The Increasing Emphasis on `Exploration ́and Its Consequences; `Stances ́in Organizational Theorizing; Wilfred Brown on Bureaucracy; The Contingent Stance: Lawrence and Lorsch; Concluding Comments
Abstract:
Chapter 5: Task and Purpose as (Continuing) Core ConcernsDo Organizations Need to Know What They Are Doing?; Contemporary Doubts about `Task ́as a Core Concern; The World Has Changed; Task Orientation Hampers Innovation; Task Offers Too Simplistic an Understanding of Organizing Processes; Task is Power in Disguise; Humans before Tasks; Revisiting the Classical Stance on Task; Organizational Reforms without a Compass; The Bewilderment of Public School Reform-an example; Task as a `Core Object ́in Organization Theory; Chapter 6: Authority and Authorization
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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