{"product_id":"organizations-management-without-control-9781412942478","title":"Organizations: Management Without Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Howard P. Greenwald\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Organizational Behavior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrganizations: Management Without Control\u003c\/b\u003e provides a comprehensive understanding of the functions of formal organizations and the challenges they face. The most effective organizations provide members with opportunities to achieve their personal goals while pursuing the organization's objectives. Using a practical approach with minimal jargon, author Howard P. Greenwald covers the basic features of organizations such as roles, structure, reward systems, power and authority, and culture and introduces important theoretical perspectives related to these features.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEmphasizes the theme of \"management without control\" \u003c\/i\u003e This volume differs from most standard texts by highlighting both the challenges and opportunities that result from the independence of the individuals in the organization's ranks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStresses the importance of individual motivation and self-fulfillment: \u003c\/i\u003e Recognizing the individual's responsibility for their own success, the book helps readers evaluate clues to whether the organization to which they belong is an adequate opportunity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOffers a critical perspective on current fads and management ideologies: \u003c\/i\u003e Proposing no formulaic solutions, the book provides the perspectives required to understand each organization's uniqueness and to develop remedies to issues as they arise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMakes theory accessible through numerous real-life examples: \u003c\/i\u003e Chapters include examples from life in business organizations, government agencies, non-profits, clubs, friendship groups, and families. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eExamines multinational corporations: \u003c\/i\u003e Challenges involved in management on an international scale are explored as the book applies the principle of individual and group independence to global matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUnderscores multidisciplinary interest in organizations: \u003c\/i\u003e Content is drawn from sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and management science.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntended Audience\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis introductory textbook on formal organizations is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Organizational Behavior, Managing Complex Organizations, Sociology of Organizations, and Government\/Non-profit Management in the departments of business, public administration, health administration, social work, sociology, and psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstructor's Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Instructor's Resource CD is available upon request. This CD provides PowerPoint presentations, test questions, additional examples and cases, suggested exercises, and much more!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46890225795223,"sku":"9781412942478","price":26854.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781412942478.webp?v=1770268427","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/organizations-management-without-control-9781412942478","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}