Discover the most progressive thinking about organizations today as acclaimed author Richard Daft balances recent, innovative ideas with proven classic theories and effective business practices. Daft s best-selling ORGANIZATION THEORY AND DESIGN presents a captivating, compelling snapshot of contemporary organizations and the concepts driving their success. Learn about the design of new organizational forms, such as platform-based digital organizations (Amazon, Uber, Facebook) and dual-purpose organizations that provide self-sustaining social welfare benefits to society.

Previous edition: 2016.

Organizations and organization design --Strategy, organization design, and effectiveness -- Fundamentals of organization structure -- The external environment -- Interorganizational relationships -- Designing organizations for the international environment -- Designs for societal impact : dual-purpose organizations, corporate sustainability, and ethics -- Designs for manufacturing and service technologies -- Designs for digital organizations and big data analytics -- Organization size, life cycle, and decline -- Organizational culture and control -- Innovation and change -- Decision-making processes -- Conflict, power, and politics.