Managing and Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice

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"This is an exciting book. It covers the most important concepts in good currency. The coverage is based on the best and most relevant research. It connects with practical problems. It is written in language that is clear and accessible. It contains innovative exercises to help the readers expand their knowledge beyond simply reading this book."-Chris ArgyrisJames B. Conant Professor Emeritus, Harvard University and Monitor Group "Managing and Organizations is a real adventure...it is a novel, innovative and unconventional textbook, which will not only inform but will also entertain...a real 'must' in understanding the process of management and organizational behavior."-Cary L. CooperCBE, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School, and Editor in Chief of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management The eagerly-awaited Second Edition of this successful, highly-praised textbook continues to provide an original and engaging introduction to organizational behavior. Now completely revised and restructured, Stewart Clegg, Martin Kornberger, and Tyrone Pitsis succeed in relating theory to practice at every step to equip students with a real understanding of how to apply organizational behavior ideas in the real world. Student-friendly case studies, examples and boxed features will stimulate and challenge students, encouraging them to develop critical thinking skills. New to the Second EditionSix new chapters for coverage of all essential topics, including: individuals, teams and groups, human resource management, ethics, and corporate social responsibility. New learning features including boxed sections, case studies, and marginaldefinitions, to ensure students explore key themes and truly engage with contemporary debates. A new companion website and full instructors manual. Students have free access to hundreds of multiple choice questions, downloadable journal articles, extra case studies and author podcasts. Clegg et al's engaging writing style, extensive learning features, and innovative approach collectively make the new edition of Managing and Organizations an outstanding textbook, and one that students will find an insightful guide to help them navigate through the complex and dynamic field of organizational behavior, management, and organization studies. "This textbook does the impossible: it presents the latest, most complex and most unexpected research findings, it integrates critical perspectives that challenge managerial preconceptions, and it does all this with clear language and a focus on making knowledge useful. It is no wonder that business school faculty, students, and executives throughout the globe have chosen this as their preferred text." -Joanne Martin Merrill Professor of Organizational Behavior, Emeritus, at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University "Organizations are complicated and dynamic. This book for future and current managers does not simplify organizations but instead provides concepts, maps, examples, knowledge bits and cases which invite and deepen understanding of the complexity of organizations and organizing. The book is up-to-date yet historically grounded. It is easy to read yet richly textured. It maps the territory of organizational studies in clear and useful ways. Its lively format, excellent examples, and topical coverage make it a unique and highlyrelevant text for becoming a thoughtful practitioner of organizations." -Jane Dutton Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology, University of Michigan "While reading it I said to myself, 'it is so much easier for students to get an introduction to the field when they are helped and challenged at the same time.' It is a pleasure to read the text."-Dr. Mads HermansenCopenhagen Business School "The writing style is very clear and accessible - the text covers some complex ideas at both a detailed and advanced level, but it doesn't confuse or befuddle... It's different, engaging, and critical... Well done."-Mairi WatsonDe Montfort University