Modern approaches to understanding and managing organizations - Bolman, Lee G.; Deal, Terrence E. (San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, 1984)
Machine derived contents note: One: Making Sense of Organizations1. Introduction: Common Views of Organizations2. new Ways of Seeing Organizations -- Two: Managing Organizations: Four Approaches3. Getting Organized: The Structural Approach4. Applying the Structural Approach5. Ftting Organizations to People: The Human Resource Approach6. Applying the Human Resource Approach7. Managing Power, Conflict, and Coalitions: The Political Approach8. Applying the Political Approach9. Cultivating Organizational Cultures and Rituals: the Symbolic Approach10. Applying the Symbolic Approach -- Three: Explaining Organizational Behavior: Theories and Research11. Classic Tensions: Structure Versus People12. Old Realities Rediscovered: Politics and Symbols13. Integrating Organizational Theories -- Four: Improving Management Practice14. Matching Management Approaches to the Organizational Situation15. Learning to Use Different Leadership Styles16. Practices of Successful Managers and Organizations.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 301-314.
Keywords: Management; Organizational behavior; Organizations; Organization and administration; Organizations--Managing--Human resource--Power, conflict coalitions--Organizational cultures--Rituals--Organizational behavior--Management practice--Leadership qualities