Management and Organization Theory: A Jossey-Bass Reader

Management and Organization Theory offers a summary and analysisof the 40 most popular, researched, and applied management andorganization theories. This important resource includes keyinstruments used to measure variables in each theory and examinespertinent questions about the theory: strengths and weaknesses,practical applications, and the seminal articles published on eachtheory.

"This is a remarkable book. Jeffrey Miles clearly explains andsynthesizes 40 major theories of management and organization in aneasily accessible and engaging style. Well researched,comprehensive in its coverage, thorough, balanced, and fair in itsanalyses of theories, the book is destined to be a majorauthoritative reference in the field. It is one of the mostreadable, informative, and useful books I have read. I stronglyrecommend it." —Shaker A. Zahra, department chair, Robert E.Buuck Chair, and professor, Strategic Management and OrganizationsDepartment, University of Minnesota

"This book provides a terrific advantage to any student ormanager seeking to grasp the fundamental concepts that explainorganizations and the behavior of people within them."—RichardL. Daft, author, The Executive and the Elephant: A Leader's Guideto Building Inner Excellence; and the Brownlee O. Currey Jr.Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management,Vanderbilt University

"An easy-to-read summary of some of the most critical theoriesin the field of management—theories that have implications notjust for scholars, but for practicing managers as well." —JayBarney, professor of management and human resources, and ChaseChair for Excellence in Corporate Strategy, Fisher College ofBusiness, The Ohio State University