The Post-Bureaucratic Organization

New Perspectives on Organizational Change
1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-8039-5718-3
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 484 g

The book is well organized and well written. After reading the book, I am convinced that our organizations must change in the directions prescribed by the authors, if these organizations are to succeed in this postindustrial, global age. --Personnel Psychology What is wrong with bureaucracy? What does the post-bureaucratic organization offer in the way of improvement? These and other provocative questions are addressed in this well-integrated collection of articles by leading scholars in the field of organizational change. The far-reaching implications of the transformation of organizations from bureaucratic to post-bureaucratic are critically examined. This outstanding volume begins with a definition of the "ideal" post-bureaucratic organization. It then critiques some of the fundamental assumptions of bureaucratic organizations such as the ethic of individual merit, decision-making roles, and coordinated effort. The contributors analyze the change process from bureaucracy to post-bureaucracy and three alternative approaches to bureaucracy including the virtual organization, the team organization, and the quality organization. The Post-Bureaucratic Organization concludes with two case studies that illustrate both the strengths and weaknesses of post-bureaucratic organizations. Ideal for scholars of organizational behavior, sociology of organizations, organizational psychology, and for those who are interested in the latest developments in corporate reorganization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Donnellon, Anne

Heckscher, Charles

Heckscher, Charles C.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Charles Heckscher and Lynda M Applegate
Defining the Post-Bureaucratic Type - Charles Heckscher
Teams, Performance, and Rewards - Anne Donnellon and Maureen Scully
Will the Post-Bureaucratic Organization Be a Post-Meritocratic Organization?
Cognitive Reapportionment - Benn R Konsynski and John J Sviokla
Rethinking the Location of Judgment in Managerial Decision Making
The Virtual Organization - Nitin Nohria and James Berkley
Bureaucracy, Technology, and the Implosion of Control
Transformational Processes - Charles Heckscher, Russell A Eisenstat, and Thomas J Rice
The Paradox of Quality Management - Janice A Klein
Commitment, Ownership, and Control
Bureaucracy - Frederick M Gordon
Can We Do Better? We Can Do Worse
Constraints on the Interactive Organization as an Ideal Type - David Krackhardt
Allen-Bradley's ICCG Case Study - Nitin Nohria and James D Berkley
A Commentary
Lakeville Chemical Plant - Charles Heckscher