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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149214303321

Autore

Donaldson Lex

Titolo

The contingency theory of organizations / / Lex Donaldson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001

ISBN

1-5063-1974-2

1-4522-6262-4

1-322-42176-5

0-7619-1573-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 326 p.) : ill

Collana

Foundations for organizational science

Disciplina

302.35

Soggetti

Contingency theory (Management)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Core paradigm and theoretical integration -- Organic theory and research -- Bureaucracy theory and research -- Causality and contingency in bureaucracy theory -- Controversies in contingency theory research -- Challenges from other theories -- Fit concept and analysis -- Fit affects performance -- Neo-contingency theory -- Future opportunities.

Sommario/riassunto

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.