| An ambitious new work by a well-respected sociologist, Information and Organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Stinchcombe contends that the "information problem" and the concept of "uncertainty" provide the key to understanding how organizations function. In a delightful mix of large theoretical insights and vivid anecdotal material, Stinchcombe explores the ins and outs of organizations from both a macro and micro perspective. He reinterprets the work of the renowned scholars of business, Alfred Chandler, James March and Oliver Williamson, and looks in depth at corporations like DuPont and General Motors. Along the way, Stinchcombe explores subjects as varied as class consciousness, innovation, contracts and university administration. All of these analyses are distinguished by incisive thinking and creative new approaches to issues that have long confronted business people and those interested in organizational theory. A tour de force, Information and Organizations is a must-read for business people and scholars of many stripes. It promises to be a widely discussed and debated work. University of California Press; June 1990 ISBN 9780520909625 Read online, or download in secure PDF format Title: Information and Organizations Author: Arthur L. Stinchcombe Imprint: University of California Press Subject categories Academic Business > Decision-Making & Problem Solving Business > Information Management Political Science > Labor & Industrial Relations Economics > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial management > Organizational behavior Business > Organizational Behavior Business > Risk Management Social Sciences Social Science > Sociology ISBNs 0520909623 9780520067813 9780520909625 |
