For positivist organization theory : proving the hard core /
Lex Donaldson.
Bok Engelsk 1996 Lex. Donaldson
Utgitt | London : : SAGE, , 1996.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (x, 189 p.) : : ill.
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 - Positivist Organization Theory; 2 - For Determinism: Against Strategic Choice; 3 - For Determinism: Subjective Factors in Strategic Choice; 4 - For Functionalism: Against Politics and 'Parkinson's Law'; 5 - For Functionalism: The Validity of Blau's Theory; 6 - For Cartesianism: Against Organization Types and Quantum Jumps; 7 - For Generalization in Positivist Organization Theory; 8 - For Generalization of Organizational Size; 9 - Conclusions; Bibliography; Index. - In this analysis of earlier positivist research evidence, Donaldson discovers an underlying order in organisational phenomena in which factors such as organisational size and incremental adaptation still have high explanatory power.. - Specialized.
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ISBN | 1-282-33708-4. - 1-4462-2826-6. - 1-4462-8033-0. - 1-84920-817-4. - 9786612337086
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