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For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, and Organizational Change.

Jones, Organizational Theory, Design and Change is the only text that brings together coverage of organizational theory and organizational change to allow faculty to teach how org. theories are put into practice for analyzing and changing organizations.

Q: Do you cover Organizational Change in your OT course? How important is it for your students to understand the connection between Organizational Theory and Organizational Change?

Part III: Organizational Change —This text provides five chapters covering the many types and forms of change, and the many issues and problems that surround change.

·         Allowing for change to be covered in as much depth as preferred.

Integrated theme of Design & Change — The integrating theme of organizational design and change issues is illustrated by one company example, Amazon.com particularly those that relate to the theme of new information technology.

·         Provides students a real company example to help understand the interconnectivity of organizational design and change.

Other advantages

Q: How do you encourage your students to apply organizational theory into practice? How do you make your classroom interactive?

Practicing Organizational Theory — These class tested experiential exercises are designed to give students hands-on experience doing organizational theory. Each exercise takes about 20 minutes of class time. The instructor’s manual supports faculty in using these exercises in the classroom.

Ethical Dimension — Thisfeature allows students, individually or in groups, to debate the ethical dilemmas that confront managers during the process of organizational design and change.

End of text Cases — The cases at the end of the text were specifically created to generate class discussions. Used in conjunction with the book's chapters they enrich students’ understanding of organizational theory concepts. Detailed, author written instructor notes available in the Instructor Manual guide you in using the materials in your classroom.  

Analyzing the Organization Class Project — This ongoing feature prompts students to select an organization to study to complete chapter assignments that lead to an organizational theory analysis and a written case study of their organization.

·         Provides you with a semester long project that allows students to analyze see org. theory in practice, and is supported in the instructor manual.  

Q: How do you ensure your students learn the most current/ cutting edge contents in your course? Would you like to cover outsourcing, communication and entrepreneurship in your OT course?

NEW Coverage of Outsourcing - A new theme linking the book’s chapters is the way outsourcing is changing the organizational boundary and the nature of interorganizational relations.

NEW Expanded Org. Change Coverage in Ch. 11 - The importance of linking organizational growth to profitability in the organizational life cycle is now discussed in Chapter 11.

·         Expands the coverage of Organizational Change in Ch. 11.

NEW Expanded Org. Change Coverage in Ch. 12 - The nature of persuasive communication and its effect on decision making is now discussed in Ch. 12.

·         Expands the coverage of Organizational Change in Ch. 12.

NEW Entrepreneurship Coverage - New in Chapter 12 is a discussion of entrepreneurship and the process of creative destruction in creating new organizational forms.

New To This Edition

Q: How do you ensure your students learn the most current/ cutting edge contents in your course? Would you like to cover outsourcing, communication and entrepreneurship in your OT course?

NEW Coverage of Outsourcing - A new theme linking the book’s chapters is the way outsourcing is changing the organizational boundary and the nature of interorganizational relations.

NEW Expanded Org. Change Coverage in Ch. 11 - The importance of linking organizational growth to profitability in the organizational life cycle is now discussed in Chapter 11.

·         Expands the coverage of Organizational Change in Ch. 11.

NEW Expanded Org. Change Coverage in Ch. 12 - The nature of persuasive communication and its effect on decision making is now discussed in Ch. 12.

·         Expands the coverage of Organizational Change in Ch. 12.

NEW Entrepreneurship Coverage - New in Chapter 12 is a discussion of entrepreneurship and the process of creative destruction in creating new organizational forms.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1          Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Chapter 2          Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Chapter 3          Managing in a Changing Global Environment

Chapter 4          Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Chapter 5          Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Chapter 6          Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Chapter 7          Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Chapter 8          Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Chapter 9          Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Chapter 10        Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Chapter 11        Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Chapter 12        Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

Chapter 13        Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Chapter 14        Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

Courses

Organization Theory  [CORE TEXTS]   (Management)
Organizational Change  [CORE TEXTS]   (Management)

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• Organizational Theory, Design, and Change, 7/E
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  For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change/Development.
  
  Business is changing at break-neck speed so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge.
  
  Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market.

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  For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change/Development.
  
  Business is changing at break-neck speed, so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge.
  
  Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness.  By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market.
  
  The sixth edition has been updated to reflect the most recent trends in real-world managing techniques. Examples have been updated to provide vivid illustrations of such techniques in action.
  
  

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