Organisations in Action: Competition Between ContextsThis original and ambitious work provides a fascinating examination of organizations from both a post-modern and new organizational economics perspective. Combining strategy, international business and organisational theory, it represents a ground-breaking critique of prevailing mainstream modernist theories of organization. Distinctive features include: * a comprehensive analysis of social and organizational theory In an essential area of study for every business undergraduate and reflective manager, this outstanding book pulls together material which is currently scattered and poorly synthesised, and examines high-profile real-world business examples. |
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... Introduction 3 Moving away... Towards? 6 Structure of the book 13 2 From modernism to neo-modern political economy 17 Introduction 17 The modernist project challenged 18 Western modernism (1500–1950s) 22 Post-modernism 26 Neo-modern ...
... Introduction 109 Hegemony, dependence and markets 110 7 National innovation-design systems 133 Introduction 133 National networks of design knowledge 133 Locations and inter-firm clusters: competition between contexts 140 Eclectic ...
... Introduction 213 Resource-based strategic analysis 214 Penrosian learning 219 Resource-based strategic theory 226 Summary 228 12 Contingent recurrent action patterns and repertoires 230 Introduction 230 Event cycles and temporality ...
... Introduction 291 Restating themes and perspectives 293 Neo-modern political economy 298 Actionable understanding 299 Contra voluntarism and determinism 303 The realist perspective on organisational management 305 Location and home base ...
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