02751oam 2200481I 450 991013596000332120240501142859.01-315-67729-61-317-38774-010.4324/9781315677293 (CKB)3710000000912479(MiAaPQ)EBC4717829(OCoLC)960895260(EXLCZ)99371000000091247920180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAdvancing organizational theory in a complex world /edited by Jane XJ Qiu. [and others]1st ed.New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (167 pages) illustrationsRoutledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society1-138-61678-8 1-138-93557-3 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.1. Contingency theory, dynamic fit, and contracts / Richard M. Burton, Børge Obel, and Dorthe Hakonsson -- 2. Structural adaptation to regain fit : multiple misfits and structural complexity / Peter Klaas and Jørgen T. Lauridsen -- 3. Fit of structure to multiple contingencies : equifinality versus the contingency imperative / Ben Nanfeng Luo, Lex Donaldson, and Kangkang Yu -- 4. Getting started with ambidexterity / Andrew Binns and Michael Tushman -- 5. The MNC matrix as only a partial multiple hierarchy : the limited advantage of the matrix / Jane XJ Qiu and Lex Donaldson -- 6. Building higher-level contingency theory to reconcile contradictions between lower-level theories / William Egelhoff and Joachim Wolf -- 7. "Managers to the rescue!" : evaluating the legacy of stewardship theory from an institutional perspective / Jaco Lok, Hokyu Hwang, and Markus A. Hollerer -- 8. Conclusion / Lex Donaldson.Advancing Organisational Theory in a Complex World provides deep insights into many influential organisational theories, including, contingency theory, institutional theory, stewardship theory, population ecology theory, ambidexterity, and complexity theory. This book is dedicated to Professor Lex Donaldson, who is a thought leader in the field.Management, organizations and society (London, England)Organizational behaviorOrganizational behavior.658.3302.3501Luo Ben Nanfeng981977Qiu Jane XJ981978FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910135960003321Advancing organizational theory in a complex world2241145UNINA