The Contingency Theory of Organizations

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.

Author: Lex Donaldson
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 02/20/2001
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.54w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780761915744

About the Author
Donaldson, Lex: - 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).