Organizations in Context

This comprehensive textbook offers an up-to-date account of how organizations function in a rapidly changing world. Designed as a practical and accessible guide, it combines theoretical insights with real-world applications while presenting organizations as complex social systems shaped by people, culture, power, and context.It introduces key questions such as:* What are organizations and why do they exist?* How do they define goals and strategies?* How are they structured and led?* How do people, culture, and identity shape organizational life?* How do organizations interact with their environments?Chapters feature a range of thoughtfully designed learning tools, such as case studies, reflection boxes, in-depth features, and paradox boxes that encourage students to explore tensions, dilemmas, and competing perspectives in organizational life. Readers benefit from diverse examples drawn from global contexts and sustained attention to contemporary challenges such as dgtlization, sustainability, legitimacy, and organizational change.This textbook provides a strong foundation in organization theory and organizational behavior while developing the analytical and critical skills needed to understand and engage with contemporary organizations. Comprehensive online resources, including PowerPoint slides, flashcards and quizzes, are available at www.routledge.com/cw/skyttermoen.

About the Author

Stewart Clegg is Professor in the School of Project Management and the John Grill Institute of Project Leadership at the University of Sydney, Australia, Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney Business School, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney.

Torgeir Skyttermoen is Professor of Organization and Leadership at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway, with over 25 years' experience teaching in the field. He received the Norwegian Ministry of Education's National Quality Award for Teaching.