Organizations : a systems theory approach / by Stefan Kühl.
This book explains how organizations function by examining their three central features: their purposes or goals, their hierarchies, and their memberships. The author presents the three aspects of organizations - the display, formal, and informal aspects, explaining them in metaphorical terms as fac...
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Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT :
Gower,
[2013]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; About the Author; References; Index; 1 Organizations: What Are They, Actually?; 2 Membership, Goals, and Hierarchies; 3 Machines, Games, and Façades: The Three Aspects of an Organization; 4 Beyond the Iceberg Metaphor: The Possibilities and Limitations of Communicating about Organizations; Annex: A Somewhat Longer Justification for a Brief Introduction into the System Approach.