Organizations [Paperback]

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March and Simon's Organizations has become a classic in the field of organizational management for its broad scope and depth of information. Written by two of the most prominent experts in the field, this book offers invaluable insight on all aspects of organizational culture through deep discussion of organization theory. The definitive reference for topics including bounded rationality, satisficing, inducement/contribution balances, attention focus, uncertainty absorption and more, this seminal text offers authoritative insight with a practical grounding in the field.

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction to the Second Edition 1

1 Organizational Behavior 20

1.1 The Significance of Organizations as Social Institutions 21

1.2 The Literature of Organization Theory 23

1.3 Organization of This Book 25

1.4 Some Types of Propositions 26

1.5 Some Psychological Postulates 28

2 Classical Organization Theory 31

2.1 Taylor's Scientific Management 31

2.2 Theories of Departmentalization 40

2.3 Operational and Empirical Problems of Classical Administrative Science 49

2.4 Conclusion 52

3 Motivational Constraints: Intraorganizational Decisions 53

3.1 Influence Processes 54

3.2 Theories of Bureaucracy 55

3.3 Satisfaction and Productivity 66

3.4 Motivation to Produce 71

3.5 Conclusion 101

4 Motivational Constraints: The Decision to Participate 103

4.1 The Theory of Organizational Equilibrium 103

4.2 The Participants 108