Despite sweeping changes in organisational theory and practice, most productive activity still takes place within organisations. This volume makes it clear that despite waves of change, organisational theory remains vially relevant to todays student of business. This book introduces the student to classic debates and new perspectives on organisations through a wide ranging but approachable selection of readings. It:
considers why organisations matter to employees and customers
discusses theories of the organisation as a mode of empowerment and of control
Examining these theories in the light of current programmes of organisational change, gives the book a case study element that will be invaluable for teaching and learning

Introduction 1 Organizational aspects of business 2 The communications and financial revolution and the rise of the multinational corporation 3 Work in traditional and modern societies 4 Work SECTION 2: UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS 5 The emergence of new work forms 6 Classic theories of bureaucracy 7 Work organizations, managerial strategies and control 8 Studying organisations: an introduction 9 Struggle and resistance SECTION 3: CHANGING ORGANISATIONS 10 Re-inventing organisation man? 11 Organizational structuring and restructuring 12 Beyond organizational structure: the end of classical forms? 13 Hands, hearts and minds: changing work and workers at the end of the century 14 Failure

Graeme Salaman is Professor of Organisation Studies at The Open University, where he is Director of the Business Studies program. he has written more than fifty books and articles in the areas of organisational analysis, the sociology of work and strategic human resource management.