The Contingency Theory of Organizations

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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.

The opening chapter presents a theoretical integration to provide the reader with an overview that makes sense of what is a large literature. It also argues that there is an underlying core paradigm that renders contingency theory coherent. The next chapters lay out the foundations of contingency theory by reviewing the pioneering contributors to theory and empirical research. This is followed by an examination of the causal models in the received bureaucracy research literature and an attempt to put them on a more truly contingency theory base. Chapters 7 and 8 examine in detail the concept of fit and its relationship with performance, including the empirical research studies. Chapter 9 presents possible new developments for contingency theory, to make it more coherent and, hopefully, valid. These new developments include the concepts of disequilibrium, quasi-fit and hetero-performance. All three are novel concepts that substantially revise and improve contingency theory. The final chapter offers suggestions on how to operationalize the ideas in this book in terms of hypotheses for future empirical research.

Über den Autor

Lex Donaldson is Professor of Organizational Design at the Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales. His publications include American Anti-Management Theories of Organization: A Critique of Paradigm Proliferation (1995) and In Defence of Organization Theory: A Reply to the Critics (1985).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Core Paradigm and Theoretical Integration
Organic Theory and Research
Bureaucracy Theory and Research
Causality and Contingency in Bureaucracy Theory
Controversies in Contingency Theory Research
Challenges from Other Theories
Fit Concept and Analysis
Fit Affects Performance
Neo-Contingency Theory
Future Opportunities

Erscheinungsjahr:	2001
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Wirtschaft
Rubrik:	Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	348
ISBN-13:	9780761915744
ISBN-10:	0761915745
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Donaldson, Lex
Hersteller:	Sage Publications, Inc.
Maße:	229 x 152 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	Lex Donaldson
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.01.2001
Gewicht:	0,565 kg

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