Long a best-seller, this eagerly awaited Sixth Edition offers an illuminating overview of the field of organization studies through the views of leading writers whose ideas are presently the subject of much interest and debate. Authors Derek S. Pugh and David J. Hickson do a masterful job of capturing the essence of each writer’s contribution to the field--providing coverage of all the classic and cutting edge theories in management today.
New to the Sixth Edition:
Offers a completely revised edition: With changing organizational issues and with new work making an impact, this edition adds descriptions of new writers, brings others up to date, and makes some rearrangement of the sections.
Incorporates descriptions of new writers: This updated edition includes the presentation of six new writers--Stewart Clegg, Lex Donaldson, Peter Drucker, Kathleen Eisenhardt, Michel Foucault and Richard Whitley.
Provides lucid accessibility to the ideas of a wide range of key organizational thinkers: Brief summaries are given of major contributions to the field, past and present, to help readers understand and classify different types of organizations.
