TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scott,W.Richard
AU  - Davis,Gerald F.
TI  - Organizations and organizing: rational, natural, and open system perspectives 
SN  - 9780131958937
U1  - 302.3 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New Jersey
PB  - Pearson Prentice Hall
KW  - Organizational sociology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-438) and indexes; 1. The subject is organizations, the verb is organizing -- 
2. Organizations as rational systems -- 
3. Organizations as natural systems -- 
4. Organizations as open systems -- 
5. Combining perspectives, expanding levels -- 
6. Technology and structure -- 
7. Labor and structure -- 
8. Goals, power and control -- 
9. The dyadic environment of the organization -- 
10. Organization of the environment -- 
11. Networks in and around organizations -- 
12. Strategy, structure and performance: the sociology of organizational strategy -- 
13. The rise and transformation of the corporate form -- 
14. Changing contours of organizations and organization theory
N2  - Covers the early history of organization studies, provides a comprehensive framework for comparing competing theoretical paradigms, and addresses major developments in the most recent decade.  Its scholarly yet accessible conceptual framework encourages our diverse scholarly community to come together to consider common issues and problems
ER  -