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American Anti-Management Theories of Organization

American Anti-Management Theories of Organization

Donaldson, Lex

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Management, Book 25

Business GeneralGeneral Political ScienceUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 0521479177
ISBN13: 9780521479172
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Mar 16 1995
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.98 Depth: 8.96
Language: English
This controversial book strongly criticizes recent developments in the study of organizational structure in the United States. It concentrates on five theories that are fashionable: population-ecology, institutional, resource dependence, agency and transaction costs economics. Each is shown to be flawed, either in its logic, or by studies of actual organizations. These sharply different theories have fragmented the field and present a negative view of managers. Lex Donaldson argues for an integrated theory built around structural contingency theory, that places managers in a more positive light.

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