A Very Short, Fairly Interesting And Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations
Summary study book A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about STUDYING ORGANIZATIONS. of C. Grey - ISBN: 9781847873439, Edition: 2, Year of publication: 2008
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Samenvatting
C.
GREY
A
very
short,
fairly
interesting
and
reasonably
cheap
book
about
STUDYING
ORGANIZATIONS.
By:
Amber
Verhagen
Introduction:
Why
Studying
Organizations
Matter
to
Me
Purpose
book:
evaluate
the
study
of
organizations,
AND
the
field
of
managements
studies
to
which
it
relates.
Fundamentally
organizations
are
all
forms
of
collective
activity
–
politics,
the
family,
as
well
as
work.
Usually
the
term
organization
in
textbook
contexts
is,
on
the
other
hand,
used
for
institutions
or
corporations
where
people
work.
Organizations
(the
way
we
think
about
organizations
OR
what
we
recognise
as
organizations
<-‐>
Organizations
theory
(is
used:
not
to
“
think
about”
but
to
act
within
and
upon).
(closely
related)
The
distinction
(onderscheid)
between
organization
theory
+
organizations
and
management
is
what
he
(C.
Grey)
focusses
on
to
be
interesting.
Management:
an
important
part
of
the
organizational
life
and
therefore
also
of
the
organization
theory.
Critical
orientation
à
when
organizations
are
simply
thought
about
in
terms
of
‘getting
the
job
done’
instead
of
how
is
the
job
done?
how
are
people
affected?
People
who
study
organizations
Organization
theorists:
the
people
who
study
organizations
for
a
living.
Took
on
some
social
and
political
theory
classes
in
which
he
studied
the
difference
and
other
side
to
management
which
led
him
to
believe
organizational
studies
were
core
to
understand
management
decisions.
Theory
and
practice
Theory,
in
social
science,
is
best
understood
as
a
way
in
which
people
try
to
pursue
particular
agendas.
A
weapon
used
to
bludgeon
(club
weapon)
others
into
accepting
a
certain
practice.
Example:
Darwinian
theory
–
used
to
justify
something
or
state
certain
affairs
to
happend
logically.
Now,
theory
advances
change.
But
in
practice
it
is
always
about
change.
Fundamentally
theory
is
about
mobilizing
ideas,
arguments
and
explanations
to
try
to
make
sense
of
practice,
but
also
to
influence
practice.
Practice,
is
always
based
one
some
kind
of
theory.
Much
organization
theory
is
very
closely
allied
to
management
practices.
It
also
pursues
a
particular
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