Organization Theory

This shortform book presents an overview of theoretical and empirical work in the field of organization theory. In doing so, it both provides a critical analysis of the state of knowledge in the field and offers recommendations for future directions.

Gibson Burrell is Professor of Organization Theory at the University of Manchester, UK.

1. From the Personal to the Political, 2. What is an Organization?, 3. What is Organizing?, 4. What is Organization Theory?, 5. The Age of Camouflage, 6. Organizing Differently: Corruption, Peasants and Indigenous Organizations, 7. Beyond Conventional Organization Theory, 8. The Corporeal and the Corporate: Sites of Contested Ethics