First published 2006
This updated reference work synthesizes knowledge across the field of organizational studies. Lawrence and his contributors examine the connections between theory, research and practice while addressing significant contemporary issues including leadership, diversity and globalization. The handbook covers newly emergent topics such as networks and complexity alongside more established areas. New chapters explore organizational change, knowledge management and organizational networks. The authors revised their earlier contributions, offering readers insight into how knowledge develops within the discipline. New frameworks and deeper understandings emerge from continuing scholarship. The work serves as both retrospective and prospective overview, challenging readers through its comprehensive synthesis of literature. This resource provides teachers, students and researchers with coverage of mainstream work in organizational theory and practice.
Genres: reference, business, non-fiction, management, organizational-culture, academic
Vibes: comprehensive, scholarly, thought-provoking
Tropes: retrospective-and-prospective
Period: 21st-century
920 pages · ebook · Sage Publications Ltd