Rational organization theory is the idea that an organization, such as a business, is a tool for achieving a definable goal or set of goals. A rational organization uses a formal structure to define ...

Vol. 16, No. 4, Frontiers of Organization Science, Part 1 of 2 (Jul. - Aug., 2005), pp. 332-343 (12 pages) This paper argues that research in organization theory has seen a shift in orientation from ...

The Business History Review, Vol. 91, No. 3, A SPECIAL ISSUE ON METHODOLOGIES (AUTUMN 2017), pp. 457-481 (25 pages) A common lament is that business history has been marginalized within mainstream ...

Some businesses or organizations are as successful as the leaders the business has to motivate and lead others. Role theory as it relates to organizational leadership is how the leaders and followers ...

An organization, by its most basic definition, is an assembly of people working together to achieve common objectives through a division of labor. An organization provides a means of using individual ...