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Organizations: Rational, Natural, and Open Systems
by W. Richard Scott
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div (1991-11)
ISBN: 0136388914
EAN: 9780136388913
Dewy Decimal #: 302.35
Hardcover: 400 pages
Edition: 3rd
SKU: H6034
Condition: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining organizations; organizations as rational, natural, and open systems; environments, strategies, and structures of organizations; and organizations and society. For those employed in fields where knowledge of organizational theory is necessary, including sociology, anthropology, cognitive psychology, industrial engineering, managers in corporations and international business, and business strategists.
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Customer Reviews
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Organizations
Rating  (1)
Date: 2007-04-02
0 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
I would not do business with this person again. The book was supposed to be here on Janurary 10th so I could start classes, but the didn't ship it until January 10th. It arrived 3 weeks later for some reason and was not in good condition. I wouldn't buy anything from this seller again.
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Informative Read
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-03-02
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was ideal for the doctoral class I just completed. The book thoroughly explained the salient points and provided useful information for further doctoral work. Although the book was scholarly, it was an easy and pleasant read. I recommend this book for anyone who wants a keener understanding of the organization as a system
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Excellent Work
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-02-23
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is an excellent book. The author does a fantastic job of explaining organizational theory from a conceptual perspective. The book does not spend a lot of time discussing research methodology. The book does a great job of presenting information in a form that a manager can use in evaluating various approaches to organizational behavior issues. This volume will certainly remain an important part of my toolkit!
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Great book!!
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-07-02
3 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
As a novice to organization theory, I am reading Hal Rainey's book on public organizations and this book. This book is well written and gives balanced points of view over various theories and perspectives in the organization studies. This book is adopted as required readings in many PhD courses on organization theory.
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PhD student from Navarre, FL
Rating (1)
Date: 2003-12-18
5 out of 32 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is poorly organized and poorly written. I do not recommend this book as a good text book for organizational theory and practices.
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