Book description
Management 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 published on each theory.
"This is a remarkable book. Jeffrey Miles clearly explains and
synthesizes 40 major theories of management and organization in an
easily accessible and engaging style. Well researched, comprehensive
in its coverage, thorough, balanced, and fair in its analyses of
theories, the book is destined to be a major authoritative reference
in the field. It is one of the most readable, informative, and useful
books I have read. I strongly recommend it." Â-Shaker A. Zahra,
department chair, Robert E. Buuck Chair, and professor, Strategic
Management and Organizations Department, University of Minnesota
"This book provides a terrific advantage to any student or
manager seeking to grasp the fundamental concepts that explain
organizations and the behavior of people within them."Â-Richard
L. Daft, author, The Executive and the Elephant: A Leader's Guide to
Building Inner Excellence; and the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Professor of
Management, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
"An easy-to-read summary of some of the most critical theories
in the field of managementÂ-theories that have implications not just
for scholars, but for practicing managers as well." Â-Jay Barney,
professor of management and human resources, and Chase Chair for
Excellence in Corporate Strategy, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio
State University
Jeffrey A. Miles is a professor of management and organizational
behavior in the Eberhardt School of Business at University of the
Pacific, where he teaches management, organizational behavior, human
resources, labor relations, and organizational communication.
