Social Organizations Vol. 1: Interaction Inside, Outside and Between Organizations
| Author/creator | Ahrne, Goran Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : SAGE Publications, Limited Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Incorporated [Distributor] |
| Description | 192 p. ill 08.500 x 05.430 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation In this lively and wide-ranging essay, Göran Ahrne sketches an organizational theory of society. Combining the insights of organization theory with the traditional concerns of social theory, he makes an innovative and creative contribution to both fields. Using a broad definition of organizations, the author shows that what goes on inside, outside and among organizations is central to understanding social relations. Organizations provide people with resources and motives, and they set the frames for human action. Although organizations do not form societies or systems, society is shaped and changed through interaction between organizations. Drawing on various schools of organization theory, including institutional, ecologic |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 94066307 |
| ISBN | 9780803989214 |
| ISBN | 0803989210 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780803989214 |
| Stock number | 9880 00325166 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |