Physiology of Organisations : An Integrated Functional Perspective.
Title:
Physiology of Organisations : An Integrated Functional Perspective.
Author:
Dean, Cecilia Margaretha.
ISBN:
9781443845663
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (208 pages)
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FOREWORD -- CHAPTER ONE -- PART I -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- PART II -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B -- APPENDIX C -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Abstract:
Can we imagine organisations to be like human bodies? Modern medicine has advanced since the study of blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile was assumed to explain how the body functions. Organisational science today is in a similar mediaeval position, with fragmented theories of structure, competitiveness and human resources, and no overall theory of organising. This book fills that gap by constructing a physiological theory of organising. During the middle of the twentieth century, the ...
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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