The Post-bureaucratic organization : new perspectives on organizational change / edited by Charles Heckscher, Anne Donnellon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heckscher, Charles C., 1949-

Donnellon, Anne M., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Bureaucracy.

Physical Description:

287 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1994]

Summary:

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 farreaching 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.

Contents:

2. Defining the Post-Bureaucratic Type / Charles Heckscher 14

3. Teams, Performance, and Rewards: Will the Post-Bureaucratic Organization Be a Post-Meritocratic Organization? / Anne Donnellon, Maureen Scully 63

4. Cognitive Reapportionment: Rethinking the Location of Judgment in Managerial Decision Making / Benn R. Konsynski, John J. Sviokla 91

5. The Virtual Organization: Bureaucracy, Technology, and the Implosion of Control / Nitin Nohria, James D. Berkley 108

6. Transformational Processes / Charles Heckscher, Russell A. Eisenstat, Thomas J. Rice 129

7. The Paradox of Quality Management: Commitment, Ownership, and Control / Janice A. Klein 178

8. Bureaucracy: Can We Do Better? We Can Do Worse / Frederick M. Gordon 195

9. Constraints on the Interactive Organization as an Ideal Type / David Krackhardt 211

10. Allen-Bradley's ICCG Case Study: A Commentary / Nitin Nohria, James D. Berkley 223

11. Lakeville Chemical Plant / Charles Heckscher 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0803957173

0803957181

OCLC:

30110894