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Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic, and Postmodern Perspectives Paperback – 28 March 2018

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Organization Theory offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the study of organizations and organizing processes. Through the unique three-perspective approach, students are challenged to explain, explore, and evaluate organizational theory, drawing on their own experiences as well as the book's diverse practical examples. The fourth edition includes a host of new learning features, which examine the practicality of theorizing and encourage students to broaden their intellectual reach. 'Theory to Practice' boxes and case studies highlight organizing processes in a range of settings, either through real-life, business examples or through exercises that encourage students to apply the theory to organizations they know or organizing experiences of their own. 'Think like a Theorist' and 'Exercise Those Perspectives' boxes then encourage students to actively theorize and evaluate, developing essential critical thinking skills and a greater understanding of the complex knowledge with which organization theorists grapple. By taking theory off the page, students can learn through doing and adopt a reflexive stance to the world around them. Mary Jo Hatch draws on her extensive experience in the field to produce a trusted and accessible introduction to the subject that provides academic depth, engaging pedagogy, and a practical focus. This book is accompanied by a collection of online resources: For students: Multiple-choice questions For lecturers: PowerPoint slides Figures and tables from the book Lecturers' guide Additional case studies
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The most useful introductory text on organization theory there is. ― Ian Storer, Sheffield Hallam University

A text that will genuinely help a student be an organization theorist. ― Gemma Donnelly-Cox, Trinity College Dublin

The comprehensiveness of the approach is beyond question. ― Dr Sandra Pereira, University of Warwick

This is an excellent textbook. ― Dr Marco Berti, University of Technology, Sydney

Very good, very accessible, very relevant. ― Dr Beryl Bellman, California State University Los Angeles

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'The most useful introductory text on organization theory there is.' (Ian Storer, Sheffield Hallam University ) 'A text that will genuinely help a student be an organization theorist.' (Gemma Donnelly-Cox, Trinity College Dublin ) 'The comprehensiveness of the approach is beyond question.' (Dr Sandra Pereira, University of Warwick ) 'This is an excellent textbook.' (Dr Marco Berti, University of Technology, Sydney ) 'Very good, very accessible, very relevant.' (Dr Beryl Bellman, California State University Los Angeles )

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press UK; 4th edition (28 March 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 440 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198723989
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198723981
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.38 x 2.29 x 18.8 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 140

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Jenny
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
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Arrived quicker than expected and was in excellent condition
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Mark JT
5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference book. Which I will comeback to!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2019
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A great book full of stuff you really NEED to know, if your a student, in business (at any level) or just wanting to know about the organisation you work in. The book is very readable and the examples and exercises are very good as well.
Its the sort of book I wished I had read 30 years ago, as if you think about what you read, it will answer some of the questions as to "why"... Excellent book, Well written
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Diadoea
5.0 out of 5 stars Organizational Theory
Reviewed in Japan on 26 April 2019
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This book was recommended by my Professor for any scientist who want to learn the organization theory from the root. The content is indeed interesting and explained briefly about the development of the theory so we can understand the original thinking of the social philosopher.
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Some Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Organizational Theory in Plain English
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Organizational Theoretical Perspectives is not lite reading by any stretch of the imagination. Your average practitioner does not deal with modernism, postmodernism, and symbolic interpretivism in their purest forms. In academia, however, it serves as important background. This particular book is written in such a way that gives a good explanation and overview of the three main theoretical perspectives and the theories and models that have been made famous under each. It's not exciting reading, it's academic. Fortunately, it is not written in an overly scholarly tone making it good for advanced courses in a bachelor's program or courses in a master's program. I read it as part of a doctoral program as it was paired with another one that was written in a more scholarly tone. The pair-up was good because the former helped clarify the latter.

Realistically, unless you are pursuing a degree in organization or are a faculty member, you probably won't have much interest in this. It's a textbook.
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5.0 out of 5 stars very helpful book
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If you like big ideas and you are studying business on the graduate level, you should be happy your instructor assigned this book. Mary Jo Hatch book makes terrific sense out of the difficult discipline of Org Theory. Org Theory is all about the lenses through which you view the world. By nature it's dense, abstract, confusing, contradictory, and hard to tie to real life in organizations. And yet, it is the basis of every business book on the bestseller list. The Next Big Thing in business is just a new way of looking at old problems - and that's the heart of Org Theory. Dive in and have fun.
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