Organization Theory and Design The

Organization Theory and Design
The stream of sociological research on organizations described here contributed to a
burgeoning field of theory and research on large organizations that has taken many
directions and covered many topics in recent years.
1. Adaptive Systems and Contingency Theory
One major development — the adaptive - systems perspective — has supplanted
the classic view of organizations as machinelike, closed systems with one proper
way of organizing. This perspective regards organizations as being varied in their