Organizational theory, design, and change

Table of Content
"Part 1 The Organization and Its Environment

Chapter 1 Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness
Chapter 2 Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics
Chapter 3 Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

Part 2 Organizational Design

Chapter 4 Basic Challenges of Organizational Design
Chapter 5 Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control
Chapter 6 Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination
Chapter 7 Creating and Managing Organizational Culture
Chapter 8 Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment
Chapter 9 Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Part 3 Organizational Change

Chapter 10 Types and Forms of Organizational Change
Chapter 11 Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death
Chapter 12 Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management,and Information Technology
Chapter 13 Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity
Chapter 14 Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness.

By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books in the market.The seventh edition has been updated to reflect the most recent trends in real-world managing techniques. Examples have been updated to provide vivid illustrations of such techniques in action.