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  • Contemporary Perspectives on Organizational Social Networks

    Edited by Daniel Brass, Giuseppe Labianca, Ajay Mehra, Daniel Halgin, Stephen P. Borgatti ...
    Series Book 40 - Research in the Sociology of Organizations
    Social network analysis has transformed the study of organizations over the past 30 years. Rather than focus on individuals or teams, network scholars view the organization as a nexus of relationships. As its popularity increases, the scholarship is evolving in many directions including new theory on network dynamics, multilevel thinking, multiplex networks, digital networks, instrumental and ... Read more

    $204.99 USD

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  • Understanding Social Networks

    Theories, Concepts, and Findings

    by Charles Kadushin ...
    Despite the swift spread of social network concepts and their applications and the rising use of network analysis in social science, there is no book that provides a thorough general introduction for the serious reader. Understanding Social Networks fills that gap by explaining the big ideas that underlie the social network phenomenon. Written for those interested in this fast moving area but who ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • Management and Organization Theory

    A Jossey-Bass Reader

    by Jeffrey A. Miles ...
    Series Book 9 - The Jossey-Bass Business and Management Reader Series
    MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION THEORYManagement and Organization Theory offers a summary and analysis of the 40 most popular, researched, and applied management and organization theories. This important resource includes key instruments used to measure variables in each theory and examines pertinent questions about the theory: strengths and weaknesses, practical applications, and the seminal articles ... Read more

    $45.00 USD

  • Landscape Architectural Research

    Inquiry, Strategy, Design

    by M. Elen Deming, Simon Swaffield ...
    A practical, single-source guide to successful strategies for landscape architecture researchAs the scope of landscape architecture expands to engage with other disciplines, and streams of information directing this field continue to grow and diversify, it becomes increasingly important for landscape architects to be able to implement a range of effective research strategies when seeking, creating ... Read more

    $63.00 USD

  • The Evaluation Society

    by Peter Dahler-Larsen ...
    Evaluation—whether called by this name, quality assurance, audit, accreditation, or others—is an important social activity. Any organization that "lives in public" must now evaluate its activities, be evaluated by others, or evaluate others. What are the origins of this wave of evaluation? And, what worthwhile results emerge from it?The Evaluation Society argues that if we want to understand many ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Social Network Theory and Educational Change

    Edited by Alan J. Daly ...
    Social Network Theory and Educational Change offers a provocative and fascinating exploration of how social networks in schools can impede or facilitate the work of education reform.Drawing on the work of leading scholars, the book comprises a series of studies examining networks among teachers and school leaders, contrasting formal and informal organizational structures, and exploring the ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Understanding Organizations

    Theories and Images

    by Udo Staber ...
    Understanding Organizations: Theories and Images introduces students to the key principles of understanding, designing, and managing organizations in an accessible and practical way. The book provides a conceptual toolkit containing the essential models, theories and concepts needed for working in, managing and evaluating organizations.Key Features:Insightful anecdotes discuss how for- and not-for ... Read more

    $102.59 USD

  • Brokerage and Closure

    An Introduction to Social Capital

    by Ronald S. Burt ...
    Series series Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies
    Social Capital, the advantage created by location in social structure, is a critical element in business strategy. Who has it, how it works, and how to develop it have become key questions as markets, organizations, and careers become more and more dependent on informal, discretionary relationships. The formal organization deals with accountability; Everything else flows through the informal: ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

  • The Microstructure of Organizations

    by Phanish Puranam ...
    This book synthesizes a decade of research by the author into fundamental issues in organization design. The result is a novel micro-structural perspective on organizations, which aims to both expand and narrow current thinking. The new perspective takes an expansive view on the kinds of phenomena that can be studied in terms of organization design- such as cross-functional teams, strategic ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Great Minds in Management

    The Process of Theory Development

    Edited by Ken G. Smith, Michael A. Hitt ...
    In Great Minds In Management Ken G. Smith and Michael A. Hitt have brought together some of the most influential and original thinkers in management. Their contributions to this volume not only outline their landmark contributions to management theory, but also reflect on the process of theory development, presenting their own personal accounts of the gestation of these theories. The result is not ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • The Contingency Theory of Organizations

    by Lex Donaldson ...
    Series series Foundations for Organizational Science
    Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field, this volume presents a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the theories, evidence and methodological issues of contingency theory - one of the major theoretical lenses used to view organizations. It includes both an appreciation of the coherency of contingency theory overall and a frank recognition of some of the deficiencies in contingency ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

  • Social Capital

    Theory and Research

    by Rene Dubos ...
    Leading scholars in the field of social networks from diverse disciplines present the first systematic and comprehensive collection of current theories and empirical research on the informal connections that individuals have for support, help, and information from other people. Expanding on concepts originally formulated by Pierre Bourdieu and James Coleman, this seminal work will find an ... Read more

    $70.99 USD