Modern Organizations: Organization Studies in the Postmodern World

Description: Modern Organizations: Organization Studies in the Postmodern World Clegg, Stewart R Product Overview This wide-ranging analysis both explores current approaches to organization studies and relates the concepts of modernity and postmodernity to the realities of organizational structure and context. In surveying alternative perspectives on organizations in terms of ideal types, systems, contingencies, ecologies, cultures, markets and efficiency, Clegg demonstrates that no single approach is adequate to deal with the real-world variety of organizations that exist. Drawing upon unusual and revealing examples - the production of French bread, Italian fashion and `post-Confucian′ Asian enterprises - he argues that their success cannot be reduced to `culture′ but must incorporate a fuller understanding of the ways in which organi Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ SAGE Publications Ltd (November 1, 1990) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0803983298 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 98 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1 x 10 inches Best Sellers Rank: #11,769,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #29,059 in Sociology (Books) #108,686 in Professional #29,059 in Sociology (Books) #108,686 in Professional Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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