The contingency theory of organizations / Lex Donaldson.

Author/creator Donaldson, Lex
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2001.
Descriptionxvi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesFoundations for organizational science
Foundations for organizational science. ^A360851
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-313) and index.
LCCN 00010586
ISBN0761915737 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0761915745 (pbk. : alk. paper)