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Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic, and Postmodern Perspectives (Paperback)

by Mary Jo Hatch (Author), Ann L. Cunliffe (Author)
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  • Paperback: 394 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; 2 edition (2 Feb 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0199260214
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199260218
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.8 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 67,288 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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John Hassard, University of Keele

"For once, a textbook that does justice to the richness of organizational analysis. Required reading for everyone interested in the growing irrationality of organizations."


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Organization Theory is unique among textbooks in organization and management. It is theoretically acurate, giving a comprehensive and up-to-date view of this dynamic, diverse and quickly developing field. In addition, the book is written in such a way that it encourages a reflexive stance towards both academic theory and organizational practices. We have used the book extensively in our undergraduate education, and it has proved to enrich students' understanding of this important field of theory and practice. (Rolf Lind, Stolkholm University School of Business )

I very much welcome this second edition of Organization theory. As a textbook it is not only comprehensive and instructive but also original and evocative - it makes a significant contribution to the study of organizations. In particular the book demonstrates convincingly the advantages of taking a multiperspectival approach to organization theory. Taking the student through the complex literatures of modern, symbolic, and postmodern analysis it offers the reader a repetoire of new ways of understanding complex organisations. In my view it is a must for students of organization. (John Hassard, Manchester University )

The instant success of Mary Jo Hatch's Organization Theory when it was first published in 1997 demonstrated that this text was badly needed... But even the best textbooks age, and therefore it is a great relief to see that Mary Jo Hatch continues to update her book. This is a livig text, which reports the most recent developments in organizational theory and practice, and both teachers and students can continue to use it with full confidence. (Barbara Czarniawaska, Goteborg University )

Mary Jo Hatch;s textbook was brilliant the first time it was published. Now, revised jointly with Ann Cunliffe, it is even better. Hatch and cunliffe do not merely summarize major perspectives and trends in organization theory for the reader, They provide an organizing framework for making sense of it perplexing density, while, at the same time, being sensitive to the forced synthesis any integrative summarizing may entail.. This is a marvellous textbook. (Haridimos Tsoukas, Athens Laboratory of Business Administration (ALBA) and Warwick University )

Textbooks are supposed to icover the ground so that the student is introduced to a field or to an area. ncovering is much harder; uncovering involves the bringing in of innovative and marginalized knowledge to a field through exposure to perspectives that refresh and challenge it. Students who read this book should open their minds; by contrast, many textbooks in organization theory erect strict boundaries and manage foreclosures on contexts, politics and public issues. Theycover things. Hatch and Conliffe cover - but they also uncover. (Stewart Clegg, University of Technology, Sydney )

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview of territory, 7 Aug 2007
By Steve Hearsum (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
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Have to say I disagree with the idea this is a poor book. A lack of pretty pictures a poor academic text does not make.....

I have found it a helpful starting point for linking together disparate viewpoints in what is a complex and often contentious area. A number of organisational theories are compared and contrasted, and what is particularly handy is the extensive bibliographies provided at the end of each chapter.

Whether for undergrad or postgrad work (the latter for which I found it a handy jumping off point into other areas), I recommend it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars in such mass of information the structure of the book is weak, 17 Nov 2006
By Nurzhan (UK, south-west) - See all my reviews
It will not help you to sistemize any ideas. No charts, plots and tables inthe book, what makes it too difficult to read. No colorful pages add boring feeling when you read this book.

Verdict: boring, no clear structure and no effect of you knowledge about OB. By the way book was edited only 3 times sicnce 1997 over the past decade what means there was not continues improvemant of the product.

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