Disconnects and Consequences in Organization Theory?

摘要: The authors acknowledge Christine Oliver and Don Palmer for their encouragement constructive suggestions. If we look at the historical roots of study organizations, a central concern, defining question, or theme was "What are consequences existence organizations?" This concern deeply embedded in work founding father our discipline, Max Weber (1964). It can also be found, historically, Michels (1962) Burnham (1941). In '50s '60s, particular, there were number writers who took up this issue variety ways, including Selznick (1949), Boulding (1953), Presthus (1962), Gouldner (1954), Whyte (1956), Etzioni (1961), Blau Scott (1962). question organizations addressed two levels: first, how affect pattern privilege disadvantage society; second, distributed within organizations. We believe that former all but disappeared from discussion ASQ '80s '90s, while latter has received only fitful treatments.