Organization and Management in the Embrace of Government (Lea's Organization and Management Series)

Organization and Management in the Embrace of Government is an original exploration of how governments affect the ways people organize themselves, manage those organizations, and respond to the organizations thus created. It is a grounded theory of how governments that are weak, erratic, or hostile undermine complex organization, trust, meritocracy, commitment, and other implicit expectations about how organizations operate. Scholars, students, and all those interested in a better understanding of how governments affect our cultural expectations of one another, our organizations, and the economies based upon them will find this groundbreaking volume to be a rich resource. The author, President-Elect of the Academy of Management, distills original comparative data drawn from China, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and the United States to paint a coherent theory of the organizational effects of governments. The book has been written primarily to introduce organizational and governmental scholars to the ways that governments can influence organization and management. However, it also is written with an eye to readers with practical interests in international management or governments. This pioneering work will be discussed and analyzed for decades to come. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Series Editors’ Foreword......Page 12 About the Author......Page 14 Preface......Page 16 1 Government’s Embrace......Page 20 2 Organizing in Spite of Government: Nonfacilitative Government......Page 32 3 Organizing by Personal Relationships: Understanding Trust......Page 56 4 Organizing by Personal Relationships: Meritocracy and Employee Empowerment......Page 80 5 Engendering Participant Dissatisfaction, Fear, and Cheating......Page 104 6 Unpacking Culture......Page 128 7 Implications for Theory and Organizational Change......Page 154 References......Page 168 Appendix......Page 176 Author Index......Page 186 Subject Index......Page 190 9780805837698 Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Series Editors’ Foreword 12 About the Author 14 Preface 16 1 Government’s Embrace 20 2 Organizing in Spite of Government: Nonfacilitative Government 32 3 Organizing by Personal Relationships: Understanding Trust 56 4 Organizing by Personal Relationships: Meritocracy and Employee Empowerment 80 5 Engendering Participant Dissatisfaction, Fear, and Cheating 104 6 Unpacking Culture 128 7 Implications for Theory and Organizational Change 154 References 168 Appendix 176 Author Index 186 Subject Index 190 #,Publisher:,Lawrence,Erlbaum,#,Number,Of,Pages:,184,#,Publication,Date:,2001-05-01 Organization and management issues affecting international business decisions are very important to today's managers. This book provides understanding of particular international, government, and organizing issues accross national boundaries. By Jone L. Pearce. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 137-144) And Indexes.