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of organizations—organizational members and citizens outside—expect to receive or accomplish.
The changes in the second edition are as follows: The Introduction is slightly expanded to include the latest changes and developments in modern organizations,
including the phenomenon of globalization and its implications for organization theory at global levels. Significant revision and expansion have been incorporated in the
theoretical part of the first few chapters. First, there is a new chapter on public, private, and nonprofit organizations and their differences and similarities. Second, the
original long and exhaustive chapter on organization theory with an assessment has been broken into two separate chapters, with significant expansion on some theories.
For example, in Chapter 2, the section on agency theory has been elaborated extensively while a new major section, devoted to the analysis of transactioncost theory,
has been added, bringing market theory up to date.
Chapter 3 now has a focus on critical and emergent theories of organization. Here institutional theory has been significantly elaborated and expanded, and an entirely
new theory of organization, chaos and transformation theories has been presented and analyzed extensively with implications for world systems theory, organization
theory, and public management. Chapter 4 is also an entirely new and long chapter with the sole focus on the new, normative organizational elite theory. Together, these
three theoretical chapters present, with assessment and analysis, the latest knowledge and perspectives on organization theory. Some of these theories, such as chaos
and transformation theories and elite theory, are original contributions of the editor, while other chapters also provide significant, uptodate information on various
issues and themes of modern organizations.
The deleted chapters include the chapter on Talcott Parsons by Harry Johnson, who is no longer with us in this world, the two chapters on the administrative state,
and the chapter on public policy. An entirely rewritten chapter with theoretical analysis on government reorganization, reform, and change, and a new chapter in the
latter part of the book on diversity and public organizations, are presented. Finally, the rest of the chapters on organizational socialization, burnout, and the debate on
God, science, and administrative theory have been revised significantly. These changes, revisions, and alterations have made the second edition a much more lively, up
todate, and reliable book that is intended as a primary textbook in organization theory and behavior at graduate and undergraduate levels. While the presentation of
sophisticated analysis of the latest research in the theoretical chapters meets the highly demanding needs of doctoral and Ph.D. courses, the systematic discussions and
easy reading of all chapters is intended to suit the graduate MPA, MBA, and other masters level, as well as undergraduate, courses in organization theory and behavior.