Organizing & organizations

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Title:

Author:

Fineman, Stephen.

ISBN:

9781848600850

9781848600867

Personal Author:

Fineman, Stephen.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2010.

Physical Description:

xv, 504 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Previous ed.: 2005.

Contents:

1. Introduction: organization and organizing -- 2. Entering and leaving -- 3. Lifelong learning -- 4. Motives and motivating -- 5. Rules are rules -- 6. Buildings and organizing -- 7. Leading -- 8. Politics and deals -- 9. Influence and power -- 10. Us and them -- 11. Being different? -- 12. Morals -- 13. Greening -- 14. Machines and routines -- 15. Innovation and change -- 16. Feelings -- 17. Sex -- 18. Serious joking -- 19. Virtuality -- 20. Career shifts -- 21. Producing and consuming -- 22. Working and living -- 23. Learning and organizing in uncertain times.

Subject Term:

Organizational behavior.

Added Author:

Sims, David, 1948 June 23-

Gabriel, Yiannis, 1952-

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Summary

Organizing and Organizations is well loved by students and lecturers for its accessible, conversational tone and insightful real-life examples introducing the study of organizations and organizational behaviour. Fineman, Gabriel and Sims, eminent academics in the field, cover a wealth of key concepts, research and literature leaving students informed and engaged.

The Fourth Edition builds on the strengths of previous editions, to provide you with a textbook that continues to stand out from the rest. This new edition has been fully developed to include:

- New chapters on Influence and Power, and Innovation and Change.

- A new section within each chapter that highlights the theoretical links informing the chapters.

- New review questions to test and apply your understanding of the ideas in each chapter.

- New ′reading on′ sections that direct you to free links to highly recommended journal articles relating to each chapter′s coverage, and found on the companion website.

- New critical review questions at the end of each chapter to encourage debate.

- Each chapter is now enlivened with pictorial illustrations.

- A fully updated glossary of key concepts in the study of organizations

Organizing and Organizations integrates a strong critical approach throughout.