Hierarchy

A Key Idea for Business and Society
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-04438-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 414 g

Reihe: Key Ideas in Business and Management

EURAM's Book of the Year in 2020, Hierarchy takes readers on a journey which traverses how this idea has evolved, is understood in various disciplines, and is applied in practice.

Referring a wide range of sources, the book provides an inspirational introduction to understanding what is perhaps the key idea in business and management. As a fundamental organizational principle, hierarchy is everywhere. Perhaps because of its ubiquity, the significance of hierarchy has become under-analyzed in view of the growing strains on society imposed by organizational inequality. This book analyzes the advantages and disadvantages that hierarchy brings as a form of organization, providing an accessible overview of this fundamental idea within both business and society.

This concise book provides a useful overview of existing research, for both students and scholars of business.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Child, John

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. What is Hierarchy and Why Does it Matter? Part I Hierarchy in Society at Large 2. Normative Perspectives on Hierarchy 3. Perspectives on Hierarchy in the Human and Social Sciences Part II Hierarchy in Organizations 4. The Persistence of Organizational Hierarchy 5. The Downside of Organizational Hierarchy Part III The Case for Reform 6. Hierarchy and the Contemporary Crisis 7. Reforming Hierarchy

Über Autor(innen)

John Child is Professor of Commerce at the University of Birmingham, UK and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of 25 books and numerous scholarly articles.