Beschreibung:
Social life is a collective process, and virtually all of social life in contemporary industrial nations is shaped by formal organizations and recognized social institutions. One can no longer hope to understand a complex society without understanding its organizations, any more than one can fully understand organizational life without grasping the social processes that shape it.
I. Introducing Organizations. II. Classic Theories of Organizations. III. Management and Administration. IV. Culture in Organizations. V. Organizational Dysfunctions. VI. Organizations and Environments. VII. The Nonprofit Sector. VIII. Organizing for Social Change. IX. What's Next for the Sociology of Organizations? Glossary. References.