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Management of Innovation by G. M. Stalker and Tom Burns (1994, Uk-Trade Paper)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198288786

ISBN-139780198288787

eBay Product ID (ePID)64287

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Number of Pages304 Pages

Publication NameManagement of Innovation

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1994

SubjectInformation Management, Management

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics

AuthorG. M. Stalker, Tom Burns

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Reviews'Written in refreshingly plain English, it is a riveting read and brims with insight after insight.'Financial Times, 'This new edition of a celebrated work first published in 1961 is very welcome ... Grab the chance to replace tattered library copies of this classic. If you have never read it, read it now - preferably, in its entirety, but at least chapters one, four, five and six together with the newPreface.'Work, Employment and Society Vol 9, No 2, 'A new edition of Burns and Stalker's scholarly text on organisationtheory and industrial sociology is indeed welcome and should provide stimulatingreflection for those who work in dynamic industries and professions ... For overthirty years, this book has taken a leading role in encouraging creativebehaviour in industry and commerce; its message remains relevant in today'sharsh economic environment ... Those who offer professional services - includingmarket and social research - will find that this pioneering text inspires themto reflect imaginatively on their present activities as practitioners andmanagers.'Journa of the Market Research Society, 'Written in refreshingly plain English, it is a riveting read and brimswith insight after insight.'Financial Times, 'Tom Burns' book was a minor classic when it was first published; one ofthe most sensible and profound critiques of bureaucracy in print. It was wayahead of its time, perhaps "prematurely right". I congratulate OxfordUniversity Press for this re-issue, the third edition, with a new andextraordinary Preface to a book that is now a major classic.'Warren Bennis, University of Southern California, Author of An Invented Life:Reflections on Leadership and Change, Addison Wesley, '93, 'A new edition of Burns and Stalker's scholarly text on organisation theory and industrial sociology is indeed welcome and should provide stimulating reflection for those who work in dynamic industries and professions ... For over thirty years, this book has taken a leading role in encouragingcreative behaviour in industry and commerce; its message remains relevant in today's harsh economic environment ... Those who offer professional services - including market and social research - will find that this pioneering text inspires them to reflect imaginatively on their present activities aspractitioners and managers.'Journa of the Market Research Society, "Few managers around the world have heard of Tom Burns, a former professor of sociology at Edinburgh University. Yet he created a string of concepts which have had an increasingly powerful international influence since he retired 13 years ago. They have improved western management practice immeasurably--and made millionaires of several famous American pundits who embroidered them....Written in refreshingly plain English, it is a riveting read and brims with insight after insight."--Christopher Lorenz, The Financial Times "Tom Burns' book was a minor classic when it was first published; one of the most sensible and profound critiques of bureaucracy in print. It was way ahead of its time, perhaps "prematurely right." I congratulate Oxford University Press for this reissue, the third edition, with a new and extraordinary Preface to a book that is now a major classic."--Warren Bennis, University of Southern California , author of An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change "A new edition of Burns and Stalker's scholarly text on organisation theory and industrial sociology is indeed welcome and should provide stimulating reflection for those who work in dynamic industries and professions...For over thirty years, this book has taken a leading role in encouraging creative behaviour in industry and commerce; its message remains relevant in today's harsh economic environment...Those who offer professional services - including market and social research - will find that this pioneering text inspires them to reflect imaginatively on their present activities as practitioners and managers."-- Journal of the Market Research Society, 'one of the most influential books of organisation theory and industrial sociology ever written'ESRC News, 'Tom Burns' book was a minor classic when it was first published; one of the most sensible and profound critiques of bureaucracy in print. It was way ahead of its time, perhaps "prematurely right". I congratulate Oxford University Press for this re-issue, the third edition, with a new and extraordinary Preface to a book that is now a major classic.'Warren Bennis, University of Southern California, Author of An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change, Addison Wesley, '93'one of the most influential books of organisation theory and industrial sociology ever written'ESRC News'A fine classic.'Richard C. Warren, Manchester Metropolitan University'Excellent for higher undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Business and Management.'David Nicoll, University of Central Lancashire'a 'classic''Professor A.W.M. Teulings, The Netherlands'Written in refreshingly plain English, it is a riveting read and brims with insight after insight.'Financial Times'This new edition of a celebrated work first published in 1961 is very welcome ... Grab the chance to replace tattered library copies of this classic. If you have never read it, read it now - preferably, in its entirety, but at least chapters one, four, five and six together with the new Preface.'Work, Employment & Society Vol 9, No 2'A new edition of Burns and Stalker's scholarly text on organisation theory and industrial sociology is indeed welcome and should provide stimulating reflection for those who work in dynamic industries and professions ... For over thirty years, this book has taken a leading role in encouraging creative behaviour in industry and commerce; its message remains relevant in today's harsh economic environment ... Those who offer professional services - includingmarket and social research - will find that this pioneering text inspires them to reflect imaginatively on their present activities as practitioners and managers.'Journa of the Market Research Society, 'This new edition of a celebrated work first published in 1961 is verywelcome ... Grab the chance to replace tattered library copies of this classic.If you have never read it, read it now - preferably, in its entirety, but atleast chapters one, four, five and six together with the new Preface.'Work, Employment and Society Vol 9, No 2, "Few managers around the world have heard of Tom Burns, a former professor of sociology at Edinburgh University. Yet he created a string of concepts which have had an increasingly powerful international influence since he retired 13 years ago. They have improved western management practice immeasurably--and made millionaires of several famous American pundits who embroidered them....Written in refreshingly plain English, it is a riveting read and brims with insight after insight."--Christopher Lorenz, The Financial Times "Tom Burns' book was a minor classic when it was first published; one of the most sensible and profound critiques of bureaucracy in print. It was way ahead of its time, perhaps "prematurely right." I congratulate Oxford University Press for this reissue, the third edition, with a new and extraordinary Preface to a book that is now a major classic."--Warren Bennis, University of Southern California, author of An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change "A new edition of Burns and Stalker's scholarly text on organisation theory and industrial sociology is indeed welcome and should provide stimulating reflection for those who work in dynamic industries and professions...For over thirty years, this book has taken a leading role in encouraging creative behaviour in industry and commerce; its message remains relevant in today's harsh economic environment...Those who offer professional services - including market and social research - will find that this pioneering text inspires them to reflect imaginatively on their present activities as practitioners and managers."--Journal of the Market Research Society, 'Tom Burns' book was a minor classic when it was first published; one of the most sensible and profound critiques of bureaucracy in print. It was way ahead of its time, perhaps "prematurely right". I congratulate Oxford University Press for this re-issue, the third edition, with a new andextraordinary Preface to a book that is now a major classic.'Warren Bennis, University of Southern California, Author of An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change, Addison Wesley, '93, "Few managers around the world have heard of Tom Burns, a former professor of sociology at Edinburgh University. Yet he created a string of concepts which have had an increasingly powerful international influence since he retired 13 years ago. They have improved western management practice immeasurably--and made millionaires of several famous American pundits who embroidered them....Written in refreshingly plain English, it is a riveting read and brims with insight after insight."--Christopher Lorenz,The Financial Times "Tom Burns' book was aminorclassic when it was first published; one of the most sensible and profound critiques of bureaucracy in print. It was way ahead of its time, perhaps "prematurely right." I congratulate Oxford University Press for this reissue, the third edition, with a new and extraordinary Preface to a book that is now amajorclassic."--Warren Bennis,University of Southern California, author ofAn Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change "A new edition of Burns and Stalker's scholarly text on organisation theory and industrial sociology is indeed welcome and should provide stimulating reflection for those who work in dynamic industries and professions...For over thirty years, this book has taken a leading role in encouraging creative behaviour in industry and commerce; its message remains relevant in today's harsh economic environment...Those who offer professional services - including market and social research - will find that this pioneering text inspires them to reflect imaginatively on their present activities as practitioners and managers."--Journal of the Market Research Society, 'Excellent for higher undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Business and Management.'David Nicoll, University of Central Lancashire, "Few managers around the world have heard of Tom Burns, a former professor of sociology at Edinburgh University. Yet he created a string of concepts which have had an increasingly powerful international influence since he retired 13 years ago. They have improved western management practice immeasurably--and made millionaires of several famous American pundits who embroidered them....Written in refreshingly plain English, it is a riveting read and brims with insight after insight."--Christopher Lorenz, The Financial Times"Tom Burns' book was a minor classic when it was first published; one of the most sensible and profound critiques of bureaucracy in print. It was way ahead of its time, perhaps "prematurely right." I congratulate Oxford University Press for this reissue, the third edition, with a new and extraordinary Preface to a book that is now a major classic."--Warren Bennis, University of Southern California, author of An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change"A new edition of Burns and Stalker's scholarly text on organisation theory and industrial sociology is indeed welcome and should provide stimulating reflection for those who work in dynamic industries and professions...For over thirty years, this book has taken a leading role in encouraging creative behaviour in industry and commerce; its message remains relevant in today's harsh economic environment...Those who offer professional services - including market and social research - will find that this pioneering text inspires them to reflect imaginatively on their present activities as practitioners and managers."--Journal of the Market Research Society

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Dewey Decimal658.4

Table Of ContentPreface to the Third Edition1. Introduction; Part One: The External Circumstances; 2. The Organization of Innovation; 3. The Development of the Electronics Industry, and the Scottish Council's Scheme; 4. The Market Context; Part Two: Organization and Change5. Management Structures and Systems; 6. Mechanisitic and Organic Systems of Management; 7. Working Organization, Political System, and and Status Structure within the Concern; 8. The Laboratory and the Workshop; 9. Industrial Scientists and Managers: Problems of Power and StatusPart Three: Direction and the Shaping of Management Conduct: 10. The Men at the Top; 11. The Shaping of Work Relationships; 12. The Codes of Practice in Management Conduct; References; Index.

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisThis is a reissue of one of the most important books in organization and management studies. It explores the relevance of different forms of organization to changing conditions - especially technical innovation, suggesting two main 'types' of management organization - mechanistic and organic. Tom Burns has written a new preface for this edition situating the book in the broad development of organization theory in the UK and the US., First published in 1961, The Management of Innovation is a business classic: one of the most influential books about business organizations ever published. Challenging the received wisdom that there is "one best way" to manage, it sounded the death knell of classical management theory and provided something lasting in its place: a way of looking at organizations that allowed for different contexts, different markets, and different rates of technological change. The book's famous typology of organizations as mechanistic vs. organic has proved timeless, as relevant today as more than thirty years ago. This edition includes a new preface by Tom Burns that situates the work in its historical and current contexts and offers his reflections, years later, on the ideas that changed the way people thought about organizations., First published in 1961, The Management of Innovation is one of the most influential books of organization theory and industrial sociology ever written. The central theme of the book is the relationship between an organization and its environment - particularly technological and market innovations.Based on first-class scholarship and engagingly written, the book presents the authors' now famous and ubiquitous classicifications of "mechanistic" and "organic" systems. For this it has become justly famous, but the book is also a penetrating study of social systems within organizations and organizational dynamics.

LC Classification NumberHD31.B83 1994