For positivist organization theory : proving the hard core / Lex Donaldson.

Author/creator Donaldson, Lex
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1996.
Descriptionx, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
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Subjects
Organizational sociology.
Organization.
Organization and Administration.

Contents Positivist Organization Theory -- For Determinism -- Against Strategic Choice -- For Determinism -- Subjective Factors in Strategic Choice -- For Functionalism -- Against Politics and 'Parkinson's Law' -- For Functionalism -- The Validity of Blau's Theory -- For Cartesianism -- Against Organization Types and Quantum Jumps -- For Generalization in Positivist Organization Theory -- For Generalization of Organizational Size -- Conclusions.
Summary In 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 175-183) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Donaldson, Lex. For positivist organization theory. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1996
LCCN 96069549
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