Classics of Organization Theory (with InfoTrac)

by Shafritz, Jay M.; Ott, J. Steven; Jang, Yong Suk

• ISBN13: 9780534631567
• ISBN10: 0534631568
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-21
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Grasp the important themes, perspectives, and theories of the field with CLASSICS OF ORGANIZATION THEORY (WITH INFOTRAC). This collection of the most enduring works in organization theory describes what organization theory is, how it has developed, and how its development has coincided with developments in other fields. Written by distinguished theorists in the field, this book will provide you with the background you need in your future career.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xiii
Introduction	1	(26)
A Chronology of Organization Theory	9	(18)
Chapter 1 Classical Organization Theory	27	(61)
1 Socrates Discovers Generic Management	35	(2)
Xenophon (1869)
2 Of the Division of Labour	37	(5)
Adam Smith (1776)
3 Superintendent's Report	42	(2)
Daniel C. McCallum (1856)
4 The Engineer as Economist	44	(4)
Henry R. Towne (1886)
5 General Principles of Management	48	(13)
Henri Fayol (1916)
6 The Principles of Scientific Management	61	(12)
Frederick Winslow Taylor (1916)
7 Bureaucracy	73	(6)
Max Weber (1922)
8 Notes on the Theory of Organization	79	(14)
Luther Gulick (1937)
Chapter 2 Neoclassical Organization Theory	88	(57)
9 The Economy of Incentives	93	(10)
Chester I. Barnard (1938)
10 Bureaucratic Structure and Personality	103	(9)
Robert K. Merton (1957)
11 The Proverbs of Administration	112	(13)
Herbert A. Simon (1946)
12 Foundations of the Theory of Organization	125	(10)
Philip Selznick (1948)
13 A Behavioral Theory of Organizational Objectives	135	(10)
Richard M. Cyert & James G. March (1959)
Chapter 3 Human Resource Theory, or the Organizational Behavior Perspective	145	(48)
14 The Giving of Orders	152	(6)
Mary Parker Follett (1926)
15 The Hawthorne Experiments	158	(9)
Fritz J. Roethlisberger (1941)
16 A Theory of Human Motivation	167	(12)
Abraham H. Maslow (1943)
17 The Human Side of Enterprise	179	(6)
Douglas Murray McGregor (1957)
18 Groupthink: The Desperate Drive for Consensus at Any Cost	185	(8)
Irving L. Janis (1971)
Chapter 4 "Modern" Structural Organization Theory	193	(55)
19 Mechanistic and Organic Systems	198	(5)
Tom Burns & G.M. Stalker (1961)
20 The Concept of Formal Organization	203	(5)
Peter M. Blau & W. Richard Scott (1962)
21 Organizational Choice: Product versus Function	208	(11)
Arthur H. Walker & Jay W. Lorsch (1968)
22 The Five Basic Parts of the Organization	219	(12)
Henry Mintzberg (1979)
23 In Praise of Hierarchy	231	(8)
Elliott Jaques (1990)
24 Technology as a Contingency Factor	239	(9)
Richard M. Burton & Børge Obel (1998)
Chapter 5 Organizational Economics Theory	248	(35)
25 Markets and Hierarchies: Understanding the Employment Relation	251	(16)
Oliver E. Williamson (1975)
26 Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure	267	(8)
Michael C. Jensen & William H. Meckling (1976)
27 Learning from Organizational Economics	275	(5)
Jay B. Barney & William G. Ouchi (1986)
28 Managing Business Transactions	280	(3)
Paul H. Rubin (1990)
Chapter 6 Power and Politics Organization Theory	283	(69)
29 Understanding the Role of Power in Decision Making	289	(15)
Jeffrey Pfeffer (1981)
30 Democracy and the Iron Law of Oligarchy	304	(7)
Robert Michels (1915/1962)
31 The Bases of Social Power	311	(10)
John R.P. French Jr. & Bertram Raven (1959)
32 The Power of Power	321	(13)
James G. March (1966)
33 The Power Game and the Players	334	(8)
Henry Mintzberg (1983)
34 Power Failure in Management Circuits	342	(10)
Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1979)
Chapter 7 Organizational Culture Theory	352	(63)
35 Defining Organizational Culture	360	(8)
Edgar H. Schein (1993)
36 Culture and Organizational Learning	368	(15)
Scott D.N. Cook & Dvora Yanow (1993)
37 Changing Organizational Cultures	383	(10)
Harrison M. Trice & Janice M. Beyer (1993)
38 Organizational Culture: Pieces of the Puzzle	393	(22)
Joanne Martin (2002)
Chapter 8 Reform Through Changes in Organizational Culture	415	(61)
39 The Z Organization	424	(12)
William G. Ouchi (1981)
40 In Search of Excellence: Simultaneous Loose-Tight Properties	436	(5)
Thomas J. Peters & Robert H. Waterman Jr. (1982)
41 The Fifth Discipline: A Shift of Mind	441	(9)
Peter M. Senge (1990)
42 Gendering Organizational Theory	450	(10)
Joan Acker (1992)
43 Creating a Government That Works Better & Costs Less: Report of the National Performance Review	460	(9)
Vice President Al Gore (1993)
44 Creating the Multicultural Organization: The Challenge of Managing Diversity	469	(7)
Taylor Cox Jr. (2001)
Chapter 9 Theories of Organizations and Environments	476
45 Organizations and the System Concept	480	(11)
Daniel Katz & Robert L. Kahn (1966)
46 Organizations in Action	491	(14)
James D. Thompson (1967)
47 Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony	505	(16)
John W. Meyer and Brian Rowan (1977)
48 External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective	521	(12)
Jeffrey Pfeffer & Gerald R. Salancik (1978)
49 Demography of Corporations and Industries	533
Glenn R. Carroll and Michael T. Hannan (2000)