Managing and Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice

`It is an outstanding piece of work: no ordinary text, but a book bursting with attitude, that presents a compelling state-of-the-art overview of the big issues that confront managers today′ - Charles Harvey, Professor of Business History and Management

`Clegg, Kornberger and Pitsis have significantly raised the bar for designing introductory management textbooks from the learner′s perspective. These are clearly passionate teachers who wish to help students flourish in organizational surroundings and master the craft of management. For students beginning the management career trek, I′m confident that this book will become a trusted, well-worn text′ - David A Whetten, Brigham Young University

`The real genius of Managing and Organizations is that it is thorough without being burdensome, inclusive without being marginal, scholarly without being heavy-handed, and relevant without being trite. And to top it all off, it′s eminently readable. This is a rare feat indeed! I intend on adopting this book for my courses and recommending it to my colleagues. Managing and Organizations is an important book that, in my judgment, is an exemplar of integrative thinking that should be required reading for all students of management, whether they pursue scholarship, pedagogy, or practice′ - James Bailey, George Washington University & London Business School

Managing and Organizations is a comprehensive, engaging, and accessible textbook that brings the most recent theoretical developments to bear on management practice, while explaining organizational and management issues from a practical standpoint. This text combines insights from organization theory, organizational behaviour, and business strategy to offer an easily understood overview of management and organization thought and practice. In a friendly and open style the authors show the major changes that are currently taking place in both research and practice in management and organization studies and offer insights into new directions the field might take. Vignettes from a variety of material, including films, novels, and newspapers illustrate key themes related to contemporary organizations and organization theory.

Key Features

- Offers a broad coverage of general management issues

- Provides an accessible introduction into exciting theories

- Describes the history of a topic as well as the current state of the art

- Offers further reading suggestions and learning checklists

- Utilizes tables, figures, images and boxes as tools for learning, questioning and examining the material.

- Encourages students to critique and engage

The text is also supported by an instructor′s manual and an interactive website (click on the companion website logo link above or key www.ckmanagement.net into your web browser) that provides additional material for teachers and students, including more cases, quick quizzes, short movies from renowned experts introducing students to main themes, as well as a free online reader of key journal articles that relate to the topics discussed. The instructor′s manual will be available free to teachers adopting the text for use on their courses.

Managing and Organizations will inspire, motivate, and encourage students of management, organizational behavior, and organization studies to learn and explore their subject of study with a keen interest.

Stewart Clegg is Professor at the University of Sydney in the School of Project Management and the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership and an Emeritus Professor of the University of Technology Sydney. 

Martin Kornberger received his PhD form the University of Vienna in 2002. Currently he works as full time Visiting Professor at the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School. Trained as philosopher, he researches and teaches about practices of organizing, strategizing, accounting, and marketing, and explores how they shape, and are shaped by, the economy and society at large.

Tyrone S. Pitsis is Professor of Strategy, Technology & Society at Durham University Business School. He is also Director of the Global Doctor of Business Administration programme between Durham and emlyon. His research is at the intersection between strategy design, innovation and complex projects, with a focus on transformative technologies. He is consistently rated as one of the top teachers and is a sought-after speaker. He has been the recipient of several awards for his research and was also awarded the Practice Theme Committee of the Academy of Management leadership award for his contribution to AOM’s strategic aims of promoting and recognizing the impact members make through their scholarship. Having worked since he was 14, Tyrone originally began his working life as a chef, starting off as a kitchen hand and working his way up to executive chef in award-winning restaurants and hotels. He now cooks as little as possible but still loves to eat. Aside from his family, Tyrone could not imagine life without music.