Lex Donaldson, "The Contingency Theory of Organizations"
English | 2001 | ISBN: 0761915745 | PDF | pages: 345 | 46.8 mb
English | 2001 | ISBN: 0761915745 | PDF | pages: 345 | 46.8 mb
Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field, this volume presents a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the theories, evidence and methodological issues of contingency theory - one of the major theoretical lenses used to view organizations. It includes both an appreciation of the coherency of contingency theory overall and a frank recognition of some of the deficiencies in contingency theory research. The coherent underlying model provides the platform from which to make good some of the deficiencies through a series of improvements in theory and method that chart the course for future research.