Managing Organizations: Current IssuesStewart R Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, Walter R Nord SAGE, 1999 M04 29 - 288 pages In Managing Organizations Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy and Walter Nord explore the major issues and debates in management and organization. The textbook addresses key topics such as leadership, decision-making and innovation in organizations alongside such themes as diversity, globalization and ecology. Students and teachers of management will find this a comprehensive and wide-ranging resource on the core issues for contemporary managers and organizations. |
Contents
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2 Leadership in Organizations | 26 |
3 DecisionMaking in Organizations | 43 |
4 Cognitions in Organizations | 63 |
5 Diverse Identities in Organizations | 88 |
Communication and Good Work Group Performance | 107 |
7 Metaphors of Communication and Organization | 125 |
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