01912nam 2200469 a 450 991014921430332120161219111613.01-5063-1974-21-4522-6262-41-322-42176-50-7619-1573-7(CKB)2670000000339155(MiAaPQ)EBC1995633(OCoLC)809967248(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085124(EXLCZ)99267000000033915520120516d2001 fy| 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe contingency theory of organizations /Lex DonaldsonThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20011 online resource (xvi, 326 p.) illFoundations for organizational science1-4522-2924-4 0-7619-1574-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Foundations for organizational science.Contingency theory (Management)Contingency theory (Management)302.35Donaldson Lex118003StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910149214303321Contingency theory of organizations993416UNINA