Organization Theory and Design

The market-leading textbook on organization theory reaches a new level with Richard L. Daft being joined by Jonathan Murphy and Hugh Willmott (both Cardiff Business School) to provide an unparalleled resource for students in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). After listening to the requirements of lecturers, the authors have added diverse global examples – featuring such organizations as AirAsia, Philips NV, Carrefour, Bedlam Games and Circus Oz – and cases supplied from a range of international academics. Students will benefit from a boosted critical focus, carefully threaded into the hallmark structure using a new “Counterpoint” feature, while a fully adapted set of lecturer and student resources makes this the complete textbook for modern courses. FeaturesEmploys the same hallmark table of contents of the original text but with new EMEA examples and theory threaded throughoutNew chapter and integrative cases covering a wider range of organizations – from public to private, MNC to SME – and often prepared specifically for the text by international academics from such institutions at Oxford University, Cambridge University and Aarhus UniversityNew “Counterpoint” feature carefully populated throughout chapters to introduce students to a wider range of perspectives on organizational theoryUp-to-the-minute coverage of post-‘credit crunch’ issues and how the turbulence of modern business impacts organizational theory decision makingFully adapted supplements package including Instructor’s Manual, ExamView Test Bank, Additional Case Studies and much more