In introducing this reader comprising three dozen articles and critiques in organizational sociology, Handel (sociology, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) overviews defi

A collection of both classic and contemporary studies of organizations that is designed around competing theoretical frameworks, this book examines organization

The readings collected in Organizational Sociology are organized so as to direct attention to the six major theoretical traditions which have emerged since the

Organizations are a defining feature of the modern world, and the study of organizations (Organization Studies) has become well established in both sociology de

Despite the profound influence that religious organizations exert, religion occupies a curiously marginal place in organization theory. This volume aims to make