{"product_id":"the-organization-of-higher-education-9781421404479","title":"The Organization of Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTierney, University of Southern California; and the late J. Douglas Toma, University of Georgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery knowledgeable on this subject and has done excellent work in locating talent, compiling content, organizing ideas and presenting them well in this excellent work. Biz India Magazine A bold work whereby Bastedo and his colleagues attempt to span the scholarly chasm between higher education and organizational studies. The volume is essential in that it not only provides those in higher education with an organizational theory primer, but it also present myriad opportunities for future research. -- Joshua T. Brown Teachers College Record\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Reviewing the Field\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1.Organizing Higher Education: A \u003ci\u003eManifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Strategic Thinking in Higher Education Research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Reinvigorating Core Literatures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. Governance Research: \u003ci\u003eFrom Adolesence toward Maturity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e4. The Elephant in the Room: \u003ci\u003ePower, Politics, and Global Rankings in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e5. Institutional Strategy: \u003ci\u003ePositioning for Prestige\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e6. Cretivity and Organizational Culture\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Organizational Change in a Global, Postmodern World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: New Lines of Inquiry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e8. Diversity: \u003ci\u003eA Bridge to the Future?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Social Movements and the University\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Agency Theory in Higher Education Organizations\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Organizational Cognition in Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Reconstructing Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e12. Building Theories: \u003ci\u003eUsing Sticky Social Mechanisms to Understand and Improve Educational Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529523798359,"sku":"9781421404479","price":55.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421404479.jpg?v=1731875947","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-organization-of-higher-education-9781421404479","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}