The Power Of Organizations

Author : Stewart R Clegg,David Courpasson,Nelson Phillips
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761943927

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Power and Organizations by Stewart R Clegg,David Courpasson,Nelson Phillips Pdf

"A marvelous addition to the literature on both organizations and power. It is well-grounded in the research on these topics and especially the wide-range of relevant theorizing... The book is terrific at bringing together theory, research and the world of organizations."- George Ritzer, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland "This book tirelessly illuminates the nooks and crannies of the power literature...taking readers on an audacious tour of power′s multiple conceptualizations and expressions."- Hugh Willmott, Diageo Professor of Management Studies, University of Cambridge "Clegg and his associates expose the power dynamics that lie at the heart of all political and organizational arenas, and in so doing, they shed light on the underbelly along with the creative potentialities in organizational life."-Joyce Rothschild, Professor of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University "Strange but true - most studies of organizational hierarchies downplay the issue of power or uncritically assume more is better, while ignoring its pernicious effects. Stewart Clegg, David Courpasson and Nelson Phillips set the record straight."- Joanne Martin, Merrill Professor of Organizational Behavior and, by courtesy, Sociology Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Stanford In this tour de force, Stewart Clegg, David Courpasson and Nelson Phillips provide a comprehensive account of power and organizations, unlocking power as the central relation of modern organizations and society. The authors present an excellent synthesis of organization, social and political theory to offer an overview of power and organizations that is historically informed, addresses current issues and is comprehensive in scope. Power and Organizations reviews the evolution of theories on power and organization, presenting not only the theorists who identify power as positive, but also dealing with the negativity of power and the real horror of which organizations are capable, which has thus far been underplayed in organization theory. At the core of organizational power projects are organizational elites, whose politics and projects are examined extensively in the book. The book concludes by examining the implications for organizations and their elites of the trends, tendencies, and theories considered in the course of the book. This book is required reading for graduate students and researchers in areas such as organizational, social and political theory.

Author : Jeffrey Pfeffer
Publisher : Marshfield, Mass. : Pitman Pub.
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015009500359

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Power in Organizations by Jeffrey Pfeffer Pdf

Understanding the role of power in decision making; Assessing power in organizations; Conditions for the use of power; Sources of power in organizations; Political strategies and tactics; Political language and symbols: mobilizing suppert and quieting opposition; Power in use; Perpetuating power; Power, politics and management.

Author : Dean Tjosvold,Barbara Wisse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521878593

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Power and Interdependence in Organizations by Dean Tjosvold,Barbara Wisse Pdf

Capitalizing on significant developments in social science over the past twenty years, this book explores both the positive and negative aspects of power, identifying opportunities and threats. It shows how managers and employees can manage power in order to make it a constructive force in organizations.

Author : Stewart Clegg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135931407

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The Theory of Power and Organization (RLE: Organizations) by Stewart Clegg Pdf

In this book the author develops a theory of power and organization, derived from a critical consideration of a literature extending across sociology, political science, philosophy and organization theory. The book raises and answers some of the issues which are important in the construction of a theoretical apparatus for the analysis of power and at the same time it proposes an alternative concept of organization, centred around the themes of power and control.

Author : Heather A. Haveman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691238050

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The Power of Organizations by Heather A. Haveman Pdf

How organizations developed in history, how they operate, and how research on them has evolved Organizations are all around us: government agencies, multinational corporations, social-movement organizations, religious congregations, scientific bodies, sports teams, and more. Immensely powerful, they shape all social, economic, political, and cultural life, and are critical for the planning and coordination of every activity from manufacturing cardboard boxes to synthesizing new drugs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To understand our world, we must understand organizations. The Power of Organizations defines the features of organizations, examines how they operate, traces their rise over the course of a millennium, and explains how research on organizations has evolved from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Heather Haveman shows how almost all contemporary research on organizations fits into three general perspectives: demographic, relational, and cultural. She offers constructive criticism of existing research, showing how it can be remade to be both more interesting and influential. She examines how we can use existing theories to understand the changes wrought by digital technologies, and she argues that organizational scholars can and should alter the impact that organizations have on society, particularly societal and global inequality, formal politics, and environmental degradation. The Power of Organizations demonstrates the benefits and dangers of these ubiquitous foundations of modern society.

Author : Clay Shirky
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1594201536

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Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky Pdf

Discusses and uses examples of how digital networks transform the ability of humans to gather and cooperate with one another.

Author : Damon Golsorkhi,David Courpasson,Jeffrey Sallaz
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780526645

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Rethinking Power in Organizations, Institutions, and Markets by Damon Golsorkhi,David Courpasson,Jeffrey Sallaz Pdf

Organizations are central actors of modern society. No understanding of our world is complete without a theory of how they work. Successful organizations must engage in power-projects. Such is the overarching argument of this volume, a collection of papers by many of the world's leading social scientists and organizational scholars.

Author : Roderick Moreland Kramer,Margaret A. Neale
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761908617

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Power and Influence in Organizations by Roderick Moreland Kramer,Margaret A. Neale Pdf

This volume is a readily accessible compilation of current, original scholarly research in the area of power and influence in organizations. It offers a rich exploration of emerging trends and new perspectives.

Author : Peter Fleming,André Spicer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521169534

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Contesting the Corporation by Peter Fleming,André Spicer Pdf

In an age when large corporations dominate the economic and political landscape, it is tempting to think that their power goes largely unchecked. Originally published in 2007, Contesting the Corporation counters this view by showing that today's corporations are driven by political struggle, power plays and attempts to resist control. Building on a wide range of theoretical sources, Fleming and Spicer present an analysis of the different ways in which power operates within the modern workplace. They begin by building a theoretical perspective that synthesizes previous investigations of power and resistance, identifying struggle as a key concept. Each chapter illustrates a different dimension of workplace struggle through an array of original empirical studies relating to sexuality, cynicism, new social movements and new-wave trade unionism. The book concludes by demonstrating that social justice claims underlie even the most innocuous forms of resistance, helping to transform some of the largest modern corporations.

Author : Jeffrey Pfeffer
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993-11-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781422143452

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Managing With Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer Pdf

Although much as been written about how to make better decisions, a decision by itself changes nothing. The big problem facing managers and their organizations today is one of implementation--how to get things done in a timely and effective way. Problems of implementation are really issues of how to influence behavior, change the course of events, overcome resistance, and get people to do things they would not otherwise do. In a word, power. Managing With Power provides an in-depth look at the role of power and influence in organizations. Pfeffer shows convincingly that its effective use is an essential component of strong leadership. With vivid examples, he makes a compelling case for the necessity of power in mobilizing the political support and resources to get things done in any organization. He provides an intriguing look at the personal attributes—such as flexibility, stamina, and a high tolerance for conflict—and the structural factors—such as control of resources, access to information, and formal authority—that can help managers advance organizational goals and achieve individual success.

Author : John M. Jermier,David Knights,Walter R. Nord
Publisher : Cengage Learning Emea
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415117941

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Resistance and Power in Organizations by John M. Jermier,David Knights,Walter R. Nord Pdf

Are conflict and struggle at work as normal as compliance and consent? Contributors in this volume argue that they are. A wide range of passive and active, subtle and covert resistance practices are examined from diverse contexts. These include factory workers, women and minorities, farmers and even managers. International in focus, presenting original research supported by case-study material, this volume begins to redress the often cited neglect of workplace resistance. It will be of great interest to students and researchers in the fields of organizational sociology, organizational behaviour and industrial relations.

Author : Dennis K. Mumby
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038438896

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Communication and Power in Organizations by Dennis K. Mumby Pdf

Author : Jim Whitehurst
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9781625275271

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The Open Organization by Jim Whitehurst Pdf

This is a story of reinvention. Jim Whitehurst, celebrated president and CEO of one of the world's most revolutionary software companies, tells first-hand his journey from traditional manager (Delta Air Lines, Boston Consulting Group) and “chief” problem solver to CEO of one of the most open organizational environments he'd ever encountered. This challenging transition, and what Whitehurst learned in the interim, has paved the way for a new way of managing—one this modern leader sees as the only way companies will successfully function in the future. Whitehurst says beyond embracing the technology that has so far disrupted entire industries, companies must now adapt their management and organizational design to better fit the Information Age. His mantra? “Adapt or die.” Indeed, the successful company Whitehurst leads—the open source giant Red Hat—has become the organizational poster child for how to reboot, redesign, and reinvent an organization for a decentralized, digital age. Based on open source principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration, “open management” challenges conventional business ideas about what companies are, how they run, and how they make money. This book provides the blueprint for putting it into practice in your own firm. He covers challenges that have been missing from the conversation to date, among them: how to scale engagement; how to have healthy debates that net progress; and how to attract and keep the “Social Generation” of workers. Through a mix of vibrant stories, candid lessons, and tested processes, Whitehurst shows how Red Hat has blown the traditional operating model to pieces by emerging out of a pure bottom up culture and learning how to execute it at scale. And he explains what other companies are, and need to be doing to bring this open style into all facets of the organization. By showing how to apply open source methods to everything from structure, management, and strategy to a firm's customer and partner relationships, leaders and teams will now have the tools needed to reach a new level of work. And with that new level of work comes unparalleled success. The Open Organization is your new resource for doing business differently. Get ready to make traditional management thinking obsolete.

Author : David Knights,Hugh Willmott
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1999-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781446231883

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Management Lives by David Knights,Hugh Willmott Pdf

`The authors bring a spark of vitality and life to an area that could be cynically viewed as a series of conflicting fads and fashions....I would recommend anyone in the process of reviewing or designing an entrepreneurship development course to consider the benefits that this book would bring to the teaching process′ - Entrepreneurship and Innovation `Using fiction in the classroom as an approach to stimulating the study of people in organizations is well-established. What this book contributes is a way of exploring some of the existential elements of life in organizations, which are typically difficult to study. It will be on my reading lists. Hopefully, this example, and regrettably few others which exist, will contribute in the long term to the reformulation of how the lived experience of organizational life may be explored in the classroom′ - Leadership & Organization Development Journal Based on courses taught by the authors over many years, this innovative text is a lively and accessible analysis of people at work and the problems they have to confront. The student is introduced to a range of key themes in management such as: power and identity; consumption and bureaucracy; rational choice and meaning all through the medium of characters and situations in contemporary literature. The clear theoretical framework, supported by footnotes, summaries and further reading guides, makes this an introduction to management the student will find useful as well as enjoyable.

Author : Stewart Clegg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135931124

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Power, Rule and Domination (RLE: Organizations) by Stewart Clegg Pdf

This volume presents a critical analysis of sociological theorizing and power which enables the reader to grasp fully the nature of power, rule and domination in organizational life. By making use of the discussions he recorded at a construction site, the author brings the reader into contact with the everyday social world in which he locates his analysis of power and authority at both a structural and phenomenological level. This analysis is complemented by the author’s review of the literature on ‘theorizing’ by writers such as Wittgenstein, Blum, McHugh, Phillips and Cicourel; his examination of the ‘community power debate’ between authors such as Bachrach and Baratz and Dahl; and a survey of the literature on power in its organizational aspects by Weber, Simmel and the more contemporary work of Hickson.