Download or read book Understanding Organisational Context written by Claire Capon and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2004 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Organisational Context provides a comprehensive introduction to the internal and external aspects of organisations. It examines structures, resources and functions, as well as behaviour and culture, and finishes by addressing the issues involved in the management of a changing environment. The text offers strong pedagogical support with many activities integrated throughout the text to encourage the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills. This book is suitable for students taking a core introductory module on a Business Studies degree, as well as those studying business as an elective part of another course. The text is also appropriate for post-experience or postgraduate students requiring an introductory text on organisations, their behaviour and activities. New to this edition New chapter 1 'What is an Organisation?' discusses the nature of management, the organisation, and organisational theory New and revised case studies; update of all material and notable expansion of international coverage and HRM More on issues such as globalisation, innovation, entrepreneurship, SMEs and e-commerce Revised structure flows from internal environment through business functions to external environment New glossary at end of book Companion website includes Instructor Manual, PowerPoints, additional FT cases, glossary, weblinks, additional short-answer questions (with model answers), model answers to assignment questions Improved pedagogy: questions with exit cases; expanded summaries; short answer questions at end of each chapter; website references throughout New two-colour design Key Features Coverage of both internal and external aspects of business Widespread use of material from European and international sources, providing global relevance and cross-cultural perspective Ethical slant running through the book in the form of ethical issue cases and questions Organisational context diagram in chapter-opener enables clear understanding of overall model 'Check your understanding' feature enables self-assessment of progress Strong pedagogical framework encompasses objectives, entry cases, exit cases (with questions), ethical issue cases, review and assignment questions Supplements Companion Website Instructor Manual Powerpoint slides
Download or read book Understanding Organisational Context written by Claire Capon and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Organisational Context provides a comprehensive introduction to the internal and external aspects of organisations. It examines structures, resources and functions, as well as behaviour and culture, and finishes by addressing the issues involved in the management of a changing environment. The text offers strong pedagogical support with many activities integrated throughout the text to encourage the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills. This book is suitable for students taking a core introductory module on a Business Studies degree, as well as those studying bus.
Download or read book Understanding Organisational Context written by Claire Capon and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multi Pack written by Ian Brooks and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2004-07-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Multi Pack consists of Understanding Organisational Context, Second Edition, by Claire Capon (ISBN: 0273676601), and Organisational Behaviour, Second Edition, by Ian Brooks (ISBN: 0273657984). Understanding Organisational Context introduces organisations, their structures, behaviours, cultures, resources and functions, before showing how organisations can manage their external environment. Understanding Organisational Context provides a resource for both lecturers and students wishing to teach and learn about organisations from a broad, general perspective. The student is supported in their learning with the many activities which are both integrated throughout the text and encourage the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills. Organisational Behaviour builds on the strengths of the previous edition, and offers students a concise but broad coverage of the main theories informing organisational behaviour. The book moves from the individual to the organisational and the global context, and critically examines the three themes of change, communication and conflict in each. managers to interpret and deal with organisational problems. This book is suitable for students requiring an introduction to organisational behaviour on business and management undergraduate degrees, post-experience and postgraduate courses, and professional courses. It is also designed as a focused and lively general reader on the subject.
Download or read book Online Course Pack written by Claire Capon and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Online Course Pack consists of Understanding Organisational Context, Second Edition (ISBN: 0273676601), plus access to a Pearson Education Online Course. Understanding Organisational Context provides a comprehensive introduction to the internal and external aspects of organisations. It examines structures, resources and functions, as well as behaviour and culture, And finishes by addressing the issues involved in the management of a changing environment. The text offers strong pedagogical support with many activities integrated throughout the text to encourage the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills.
Download or read book Organisational Behaviour Individuals Groups and Organisation with Understanding Organisational Context written by Brooks and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Additional Core Reading from Claire Capon Understanding Organizational Context Second Edition written by Claire Capon and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Online Course Pack written by Laurie J. Mullins and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2007-09-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Value Pack consists of Essentials of Organisational Behaviour, 1/e by Mullins; Understanding Organisational Context, 2/e by Capon; 1/e (ISBN: 9781405886345)
Download or read book Context in Action and How to Study It written by Ninna Meier and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Context is a central concept in organization and management studies, yet it is often used in a generalized, unspecific manner. This book offers an interactionist view on context as a dynamic, relational, and socially enacted phenomenon. It explores context in action and the theoretical, methodological, and analytical consequences of this approach through a collection of reflections and research experiences from the dynamic field of health care. In the opening chapters, the editors present their framework for studying context in action and outline three main approaches, centered on the following questions: What constitutes context for a phenomenon or an event? How do actors understand, experience, and engage with context? How do contexts change and what is the role of actors in such processes? Context and action are then explored through a range of topics such as enactment and organizational change, policy implementation, executive work, strategic change, materiality, technology, patients and relatives' perspectives, integrated care, quality improvement, and health care support work. Relevant to both management researchers and practitioners, this volume provides a definition of context as theoretical construct based on interactionist and process based perspectives, and a practical framework for studying context in action which the reader can use in their own work.
Download or read book Understanding the Organisational Context for Evidence informed Policy making written by Louise Shaxson and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Organisational Culture Concept Context And Measurement In Two Volumes written by Elizabeth Kummerow and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 1007 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989, the prominent organisational culture scholar, Stephen Ott, lamented what he saw as the failure of the organisational culture perspective to have the kind of lasting influence — whether empirical, or in terms of its contribution to practice — that had been hoped for. In attempting to explain this state of affairs, Ott observed that: “Some of the most important unanswered questions are methodological, and without methodological advancement, the perspective will not achieve maturity.” The situation today, more than two decades after Ott voiced these concerns, is that academics, researchers, and practitioners alike continue to struggle with the question of how best to decipher and measure an organisation's culture.Organisational Culture: Concept, Context and Measurement (In Two Volumes) aims to encourage an agenda for organisational culture research that gives a renewed emphasis to methodological issues. In pursuit of this aim, consideration is given to both conceptual questions and questions of measurement. In Volume I of the book, the main focus is on the concept of organisational culture. Based on an analysis and critique of existing treatments, as well as a comparison of organisational culture with a number of closely related concepts, consideration is given to how the concept might usefully be elaborated and further refined. In Volume II of the book, the focus is on methodological issues. Drawing on the findings of a series of empirical studies conducted over a number of years, consideration is given to what would be required to develop a measure for organisational culture that is practically useful and also capable of accessing culture at its deepest, and arguably most influential yet most elusive, level. In particular, an approach is advocated that seeks to contextualise organisational culture, in terms of various time and experience domains, and that also promotes the use of attributions analysis as a means whereby to further understand culture at this level.A valuable resource for scholars and practitioners alike, the book provides readers who are interested in understanding the role and influence of culture in organisations with a comprehensive analysis of the development and application of the organisational culture concept. For readers who are interested in conducting research into the measurement and practical application of organisational culture, the book provides a methodological approach that can be used to guide their research.
Download or read book Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry written by Vaughan Coffey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the construction industry as the subject of his research, Vaughan Coffey investigates the culture/performance link using a new measure of company performance and an evaluation of organizational culture which is largely behaviourally-based.
Download or read book Organizational Culture and Leadership written by Edgar H. Schein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, this fourth edition of Leadership and Organizational Culture transforms the abstract concept of culture into a tool that can be used to better shape the dynamics of organization and change. This updated edition focuses on today's business realities. Edgar Schein draws on a wide range of contemporary research to redefine culture and demonstrate the crucial role leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve their organizational goals.
Download or read book ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR written by Dr. S. MuthuKumar and published by Archers & Elevators Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Organisational Context of Human Service Practice written by Elizabeth Ozanne and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up to date analysis of contemporary challenges in the environment of human services in Australia. It reviews current theorising about organisations exploring new areas of theory development and their application to human services. Several new areas are explored relating to technology development in the human services; the emergence of new hybrid organisational forms; the notion of human service work as both knowledge work and 'emotional labour'; the issue of organisational ethics; exploration of concept of the learning organisation; and new methods for evaluating the organisational performance and social impact of human service organisations.
Download or read book Understanding Organizational Culture written by Mats Alvesson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2002-03-29 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of culture is a key issue within management and organization studies. Understanding Organizational Culture provides a useful and comprehensive guide to understanding organizational culture, from a range of angles, contexts and sectors. The book answers questions of definition, explores alternative perspectives, and expands on substantive issues (such as leadership and change), before discussing key issues of research and providing a new framework for this topic. Mats Alvesson synthesizes for students the advances in the field of organizational culture, drawing upon the range of relevant literature within Organization Studies. The author also uses examples to develop and illustrate ideas on how cultural
Download or read book Understanding Management Control and Organisational Sense making written by Dr Krister Bredmar and published by Chartridge Books Oxford. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary This book centres around three different areas; management control, organisations and information systems - in order to understand what is actually going on and to make sense of management control questions. Management control techniques used today could in many cases be traced back to industrialisation. With the help of computeraised information systems, the speed and detail with which a manager could get a hold of important information has increased. Today, it has become even more important to be able to choose what information to work with and that the context in which it should be used is understood. Organisational sense-making is in many ways an interesting and important path to take in order to do this. When working with the management control function, it is important to understand the organisation where the work is undertaken. One important part of the function is planning and another is control. Both are needed in order for the management control function to work. Performance is often a key ingredient when trying to find out what is working in a plan and what is not and here the understanding for information becomes necessary. Since the work is done within an organsation, both by managers and employees, it is also crucial to find ways to work with not only models, methods and techniques but also people and social dimensions. Key Features Managers and employees want to act in a meaningful way in general. The way planning and control is undertaken in an organization is to a large extent dependent on the way a manager interprets information about the organisation. Decisions and actions can be traced to the interpretation of a situation in the past and present. Since organisations are built on people, it is important to try to understand why they act in a certain way and how their understanding of the organsiation is evolving. Management control has in many ways been described as a function that is dependent on different techniques and methods; however, it can also be described as a social process, focusing on decisions and actions. Informations systems have come to play a crucial role in managing an organisation, especially when it comes to tracing performance. The demand for responsible and accountable management has led to an increased emphasis on meaningful decisions and actions. The Author Dr Krister Bredmar is associate professor at Linneaus University in Sweden. He has for more then 20 years worked with management control and organisational sense-making, both in theory and in practice. His research has been published both in academic journals and in books. Readership Scholars, students and practitioners. Contents The accounting heritage Corporate epistemology Thinking ahead The essence of management control Understanding performance The control concept in management control Reports, communication and stakeholders The essence of sense-making Organisations as a set of social relations Information systems and management control Individuals and organisations Organisational structure A social perspective A decisions context Techiques and functions Thinking and acting strategically Accounting tools Information and knowledge The performance paradox
