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Historical Analysis of Organization Theory

In: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
Edited by: Stewart R. Clegg & James R. Bailey
Subject:Organization Studies (general), Occupational/Industrial Psychology
Keywords:historical analysis in organization theory; historical analysis of organization theory

Max Weber's work in 1947 was initially influential in shaping the sociological analysis of organizations. It offered a unifying frame—the theory of bureaucracy—within which to research organizational processes and, unlike early management theory, did not offer prescriptive and ...

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  Clegg, S. R., & Bailey, J. R. (2008). Historical analysis of organization theory. In International encyclopedia of organization studies (Vol. 1, pp. 599-600). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n207
  
  Clegg, Stewart R., and James R. Bailey. "Historical Analysis of Organization Theory." In International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies, edited by Clegg, Stewart R., and James R. Bailey, 599-600. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n207.
  
  Clegg, S. R. and Bailey, J. R. 2008. Historical Analysis of Organization Theory. In: Stewart R. Clegg and James R. Bailey Editors, 2008. International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 599-600 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n207> [Accessed 6 Jul 2022].
  
  Clegg, Stewart R. and James R. Bailey. "Historical Analysis of Organization Theory." International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 599-600. SAGE Knowledge. 6 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n207.
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