For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change/Development. This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States. Business is changing at break-neck speed, so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market. The sixth edition has been updated to reflect the most recent trends in real-world managing techniques. Examples have been updated to provide vivid illustrations of such techniques in action.
PART I: THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 1 ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS CHAPTER 2 STAKEHOLDERS, MANAGERS, AND ETHICS CHAPTER 3 ORGANIZING IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT PART II: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN CHAPTER 4 BASIC CHALLENGES OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN CHAPTER 5 DESIGNING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: AUTHORITY AND CONTROL CHAPTER 6 DESIGNING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: SPECIALIZATION AND COORDINATION CHAPTER 7 CREATING AND MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE CHAPTER 8 ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND STRATEGY IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 9 ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN, COMPETENCES, AND TECHNOLOGY PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CHAPTER 10 TYPES AND FORMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CHAPTER 11 ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS: BIRTH, GROWTH, DECLINE, AND DEATH CHAPTER 12 DECISION MAKING, LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 13 INNOVATION, INTRAPRENEURSHIP, AND CREATIVITY CHAPTER 14 MANAGING CONFLICT, POWER, AND POLITICS