Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- About Organization Theory -- Overview of the Book -- How Exposure to the Concepts of Organization Theory Can Benefit Practitioners -- 2 A Primer on Organization Theory -- Part I Functional Economic Theories of the Firm -- 3 Neoclassical Economics Perspective -- 4 Chicago School Perspective -- 5 Bain-Mason Perspective -- 6 Transaction Cost Perspective -- 7 Network Perspective -- 8 Agency Theory Perspective -- 9 Stakeholder Perspective -- 10 Resource-Based Theory Perspective -- 11 Behavioral Perspective -- 12 Game Theory Perspective -- 13 Property Rights Perspective -- 14 Knowledge Perspective -- 15 Evolutionary Perspective -- 16 Natural Environment Perspective -- Part II Functional Organization Theories -- 17 Bureaucracy Perspective -- 18 Contingency Perspective -- 19 Strategic Choice Perspective -- 20 Resource Dependence Perspective -- 21 Population Ecology Perspective -- 22 Institutional Perspective -- 23 Chaos Perspective -- Part III Interpretive and Social Constructionist Perspectives -- 24 Symbolic Interactionism Perspective -- 25 Dramaturgical Perspective -- 26 Metaphorical Perspective -- 27 Sensemaking Perspective -- 28 Organizational Rules Perspective -- 29 Culture Perspective -- Part IV Radical Humanist and Structuralist Perspectives -- 30 Configuration Perspective -- 31 Postmodern Perspective -- 32 Critical Theory Perspective -- 33 Marxist Perspective -- 34 Poststructuralist Feminism Perspective -- 35 Conclusion -- References -- Recommended Readings -- About the Author and Contributors -- About the Principal Author -- About the Contributors -- Index.