1st Edition
Organizational Pathology Life and Death of Organizations
By Yitzhak Samuel
Copyright 2010
188 Pages
by
Routledge
187 Pages
by
Routledge
187 Pages
by
Routledge
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Organizational Pathology draws an extended metaphor that the life cycle of an organization is akin to the biological life cycle. Like all living things, organizations will encounter problems that lead to decline and eventual failure. This work discusses the basic problems and life threatening diseases responsible for organizations' failure and death, including organizational politics,... Read more
Acknowledgements Preface 1. A Theoretical Framework 2. Organizational Fatality 3. Failure Prediction Models 4. Maladies and Disorders 5. The Spiral of Decline 6. The Perils of Politics 7. Greed and Corruption 8. Corporate Crime 9. Crises and Fixations 10. Failing and Surviving 11. Disbandment and Closure 12. Lessons Learned References Index
Biography
Nicos P. Mouzelis
