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This text offers a comprehensive and original introduction to organization theory and is designed to provide an even handed, balanced appreciation of the different perspectives that have contributed to our knowledge about organizations. The text's approach is pluralist, reflecting the diverse nature of organizational theory as a field of study influenced by thinkers from a variety of academic disciplines. Specifically, perspectives described as `modern', `symbolic-interpretive' and `postmodern' frame the analysis. Students are encouraged to `adopt' these perspectives to expand their own view and to enhance their understanding. A key question addressed throughout the text is the nature of the relationship between organizational theories and the reality these theories describe.Organization Theory is in three parts:* Part 1 introduces the multi-perspective approach* Part 2 explores the ways in which organizations are analysed - as entities within an environment; as subjects of strategic action; as technologies; as social structures; as cultures; and as physical structures* Part 3 covers topics of central importance in organizational theory including decision-making, power, conflict, control and change within organizations.To aid learning the text offers many diagrammatical and conceptual models and each chapter includes a summary, a list of key terms and pointers to further reading.
Author Notes
Mary JoHatchProfessor of Organization Theory, School of ManagementCranfield University.
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Hatch, who has taught management and organizational theory in the US and Europe, does an excellent job of clarifying the often confusing modern, symbolic-interpretive, and postmodern perspectives on organization. After introducing the concept of organization and the assumptions of the different perspectives, the author reviews the core concepts of organization theory (environment, strategy and goals, technology, social structure, culture, and physical structure). She also looks ahead by reviewing key themes and new theories that will affect organizations and organization theory in the future. Throughout, Hatch takes readers from the modern to the symbolic to the postmodern perspectives, consistently clarifying the distinctions between them and the contributions of each. The text gives advice on how readers can (and why they should) make organization theory come to life by applying the concepts to their own organizations. The author displays a consciousness of the stream of theory--a kind of theorizing about the theories--that is refreshing. Also refreshing is her straightforward writing and lucid language. Glossary, cases, and exercises would have been helpful additions for those wishing to use the work in the classroom. Upper-division undergraduate through faculty collections. B. J. Keinath; Metropolitan State University
Table of Contents
| Part 1 What is Organization Theory? |
| 1 Why Study Organization Theory |
| 2 Histories, Metaphors and Perspectives in Organization Theory |
| Part 2 Core Concepts of Organization Theory |
| 3 The Environment of Organization |
| 4 Strategy and Goals |
| 5 Technology |
| 6 Organizational Social Structure |
| 7 Organizational Culture |
| 8 The Physical Structure of Organizations |
| Part 3 Key Issues and Themes in Organization Theory |
| 9 Organizational Decision-making, Power and Politics |
| 10 Conflict and Contradiction in Organizations |
| 11 Control and Ideology in Organizations |
| 12 Organizational Change and Learning |