Studying Organization
Subtitle: Theory and Method (Handbook of Organization Studies, Vol 1)
Contributors: Stewart Clegg (Editor); Cynthia Hardy (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: June 22, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780761960454
Subjects: Organizational theory & behaviour; Organization; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Organizational Behavior; Management Science; Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior; Management
First sentence: Organization studies has its proximate historical roots in the socio-political writings of nineteenth century thinkers, such as Saint-Simon, who attempted to anticipate and interpret the nascent structural and ideological transformations wrought by industrial capitalism (Wolin 1961).