Organization (PDF)

The definitive organization management text for executives and
aspiring business leaders

Organization: Contemporary Principles and Practices, Second
Edition is the completely updated and revised landmark guide to
"macro" organization theory and design, fully grounded in current
international practice. International management expert John Child
explores the conditions facilitating the development of new
organizational forms and provides up-to-date coverage of the key
developments driving new organization structure and practice. This
revised Second Edition includes a new introductory section on
Organization Theory as well as a complete Instructor Manual updated
with new material on the basic principles of organizational
design.

With detailed case studies and examples from throughout the UK,
Europe, Asia and North America, Organization provides a
truly international overview for advanced students and business
executives who want to be at the forefront of the evolution in
Organization Theory. 21st Century organizations will be
faced with entirely new challenges and opportunities than those
faced by previous generations, and emerging business leaders must
understand the new "macro" realities in order to succeed.
Organization will help readers:

* Understand the "macro" organization, which is distinct from
organizational behaviour

* Explore the way organizations fit into the international
business environment and global economy

* Analyze the way organizational structure and design affect
management performance

* Apply advanced organization theory and principles to day to day
management activities

Written by one of the foremost scholars, the fully updated
Second Edition of this successful text provides executives and
advanced business students with a wide-ranging and trustworthy
guide to organizations as the conditions for their survival in our
global business environment change.