Understanding Business Organisations (Hardcover)

Despite sweeping changes in business practice, this volume demonstrates that organizational theory remains vitally relevant to students of business. This book introduces classic debates and new perspectives through a wide ranging but approachable selection of readings on organizations. Section one discusses what the modern business organization is like and why this matters. The second section explores the historical development of the organization and the closely interrelated development theories to explain organizations. Section three explores the issue of organizational change. The volume includes contributions from Paul Kennedy, C. Wright Mills and Richard Sennett.