The Evolution of Organizations brings together a selection of significant articles by leading academics as to how organizations and their environments evolve over time. They examine the foundation of evolutionary thinking, its application to the evolution of organizational populations and...

This textbook provides a clear and readable introduction to the subject. It deals with organizational design, its contribution to performance, and the problems and issues involved in organizational change. The text assumes little academic knowledge, and some familiarity with work in...

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. What is hierarchy and why does it matter?; Hierarchy is pervasive; Organizational hierarchies; The inherent problematic of hierarchy; The chapters that follow; Notes; References; PART I: Hierarchy in...

In this study, we explore several factors affecting the amount of control that foreign companies have over their joint ventures in China. Managers working in sixty-seven international joint ventures were asked to report the share of equity held by the Chinese and foreign partners; the extent to...