TY - BOOK AU - Daft, Richard L. AU - Uppal, Nishant TI - Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations SN - 9789353502416 U1 - 658.1 PY - 2022/// CY - India PB - South-Western ; KW - Organizational effectiveness KW - Organizational sociology KW - Organizational change KW - Organizational behavior KW - Organization N1 - includes index and glossary; Chapter 1 Introduction to Organizations ; Chapter 2 Structural Designs for Organizations ; Chapter 3 Strategy and Effectiveness ; Chapter 4 Relationships Between Organizations ; Chapter 5 Global Organization Design ; Chapter 6 The Impact of Environment ; Chapter 7 Organizational Conflict and Politics ; Chapter 8 Organizational Decision-Making ; Chapter 9 Corporate Culture and Values ; Chapter 10 Organizational Innovation ; Chapter 11 Information and Control Processes ; Chapter 12 Organizational Size and Life Cycle ; Chapter 13 Workplace Technology and Design N2 - A variety of organizations with unique and unprecedented designs and structures have emerged in recent times. Such organizations adopt rare business strategies and establish uncommon commercial networks to remain competitive. Understanding these organizations and their behavior has become dynamically challenging. Also, organizations adapt dynamic shapes and forms in order to survive in VUCA business world and complex societal norms. In modern times, organizations are supposed to cater to not only commercial and economic needs, but also environmental and social obligations of diverse stakeholders. Current edition of Understanding the Theory & Design of Organizations draws from seminal and modern literature and attempts to provide deeper understanding about the organizations ER -