Organizational Theory
Organizational theory is defined as "the study of organizations for the benefit of identifying common themes for the purpose of solving problems, maximizing efficiency and productivity, and meeting the needs of stakeholders." Organizational theory contains three subtopics: classical perspective, neoclassic perspective and environmental perspective. It complements the studies of organizational behavior and human resource studies.
Read more about Organizational Theory: Rise of Organizations, Development in Organizations Affecting The Modern Era, Competing Theories of Organization, Weber's Idea of Bureaucracy, Classical Perspective, Criticism of The Classical Perspective, Neoclassical Perspective
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“The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world. A theory is a species of thinking, and its right to exist is coextensive with its power of resisting extinction by its rivals.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)