Theories of Macro-Organizational Behavior: A Handbook of Ideas and Explanations

Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 7
1 Introduction......Page 11
Overview of the Book......Page 12
How Exposure to the Concepts of Organization Theory Can Benefit Practitioners......Page 16
2 A Primer on Organization Theory......Page 18
Part I Functional Economic Theories of the Firm......Page 23
3 Neoclassical Economics Perspective......Page 27
4 Chicago School Perspective......Page 30
5 Bain-Mason Perspective......Page 34
6 Transaction Cost Perspective......Page 37
7 Network Perspective......Page 41
8 Agency Theory Perspective......Page 49
9 Stakeholder Perspective......Page 53
10 Resource-Based Theory Perspective......Page 58
11 Behavioral Perspective......Page 62
12 Game Theory Perspective......Page 67
13 Property Rights Perspective......Page 72
14 Knowledge Perspective......Page 77
15 Evolutionary Perspective......Page 81
16 Natural Environment Perspective......Page 85
Part II Functional Organization Theories......Page 91
17 Bureaucracy Perspective......Page 93
18 Contingency Perspective......Page 97
19 Strategic Choice Perspective......Page 101
20 Resource Dependence Perspective......Page 106
21 Population Ecology Perspective......Page 110
22 Institutional Perspective......Page 115
23 Chaos Perspective......Page 119
Part III Interpretive and Social Constructionist Perspectives......Page 125
24 Symbolic Interactionism Perspective......Page 127
25 Dramaturgical Perspective......Page 132
26 Metaphorical Perspective......Page 137
27 Sensemaking Perspective......Page 142
28 Organizational Rules Perspective......Page 148
29 Culture Perspective......Page 155
Part IV Radical Humanist and Structuralist Perspectives......Page 161
30 Configuration Perspective......Page 165
31 Postmodern Perspective......Page 171
32 Critical Theory Perspective......Page 178
33 Marxist Perspective......Page 184
34 Poststructuralist Feminism Perspective......Page 188
35 Conclusion......Page 194
References......Page 197
Recommended Readings......Page 223
About the Contributors......Page 227
Index......Page 229