Daft R Organization Theory & Design 12ed 2016

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Richard L. Daft, Ph.D., is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Professor Daft specializes in the study of organization theory and leadership. Professor Daft is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and has served on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Journal of Management Education. He was the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Organization Science and served for three years as Associate Editor of Administrative Science Quarterly.
Contents:
Introduction to Organizations.
Organizations and Organization Design.
Organization Purpose and Structural Design.
Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness.
Fundamentals of Organization Structure.
Open System Design Elements.
The External Environment.
Interorganizational Relationships.
Designing Organizations for the International Environment.
Internal Design Elements.
Manufacturing and Service Technologies.
Technology for Control, Social Business, and Big Data.
Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline.
Managing Dynamic Processes.
Organizational Culture and Ethical Values.
Innovation and Change.
Decision-Making Processes.
Conflict, Power, and Politics.
Integrative Cases