LEADER 02481nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910454966203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4462-2826-6 010 $a1-4462-8033-0 010 $a9786612337086 010 $a1-282-33708-4 010 $a1-84920-817-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000806960 035 $a(EBL)465100 035 $a(OCoLC)655023811 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000296654 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11227016 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000296654 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10327147 035 $a(PQKB)10800053 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC465100 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000158720 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL465100 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10348592 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL233708 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000806960 100 $a20130912d1996 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFor positivist organization theory$b[electronic resource] $eproving the hard core /$fLex Donaldson 210 $aLondon $cSAGE$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7619-5226-8 311 $a0-7619-5227-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 - Positivist Organization Theory; 2 - For Determinism: Against Strategic Choice; 3 - For Determinism: Subjective Factors in Strategic Choice; 4 - For Functionalism: Against Politics and 'Parkinson's Law'; 5 - For Functionalism: The Validity of Blau's Theory; 6 - For Cartesianism: Against Organization Types and Quantum Jumps; 7 - For Generalization in Positivist Organization Theory; 8 - For Generalization of Organizational Size; 9 - Conclusions; Bibliography; Index 330 8 $aIn this analysis of earlier positivist research evidence, Donaldson discovers an underlying order in organisational phenomena in which factors such as organisational size and incremental adaptation still have high explanatory power. 606 $aOrganization 606 $aManagement 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOrganization. 615 0$aManagement. 676 $a302.3/5 700 $aDonaldson$b Lex$0118003 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454966203321 996 $aFor positivist organization theory$92477635 997 $aUNINA