Abstract
This classic in organizational theory provides a succinct overview of the principal schools of thought as it presents a critical, sociopsychological, and historical orientation to the field of organizational analysis. Vividly written, with theories made concrete by specific, student-oriented examples, it takes a critical view toward organizations, analyzing their impact on individuals, groups, and society as a whole. New chapters on economic theories of organization and the conditional power theory are among the features of this revised edition.
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SociologyCritical theoryHigher educationEpistemologySocial sciencePedagogyPolitical sciencePhilosophyLaw
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- 1990
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- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 101-101
- Citations
- 2197
- Access
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Neil Fligstein,
Charles Perrow
(1990).
Complex Organizations: A Critical Essay.
Teaching Sociology
, 18
(1)
, 101-101.
https://doi.org/10.2307/1318250
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- DOI
- 10.2307/1318250