The sage handbook of organization studies 2nd ed

New chapters cover areas such as organizational change, knowledge management and organizational networks. Providing a short, understandable and useful overview of critical theory and postmodernism in organization studies is not easy. Each label refers to a massive body of sophisticated literature. Some researchers Have you created a personal profile? As ever, contributions have been selected to reflect the diversity of the field.

New chapters cover areas such as organizational change, knowledge management and organizational networks. Leadership has long been a major area of interest among social scientists and in particular organizational and political psychologists. The notion of leadership is one that continues to attract generations of writers, in large part because we tend to view leadership as an important feature of everyday and Have you created a personal profile?

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Comparing the revised chapters to their originals offers the reader unparalleled insight into how knowledge develops in our discipline. New frameworks and deeper understandings, grounded in continuing scholarship, abound in this updated classic' - Mary Jo Hatch, C.

A decade after it first published to international acclaim, the seminal Handbook of Organization Studies has been updated to capture exciting new developments in the field. Providing a retrospective and prospective overview of organization studies, the Handbook continues to challenge and inspire readers with its synthesis of knowledge and literature.

As ever, contributions have been selected to reflect the diversity of the field. New chapters cover areas such as organizational change; knowledge management; and organizational networks. Part One reflects on the relationship between theory, research and practice in organization studies. Part Two address a number of the most significant issues to affect organization studies such as leadership, diversity and globalization.

Comprehensive and far-reaching, this important resource will set new standards for the understanding of organizational studies. It will be invaluable to researchers, teachers and advanced students alike.

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