Organization : theory and design / Richard L. Daft ; with cases contributed by Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario workbook and workshop exercises written and prepared by Dorothy Marcic.

"With cases contributed by Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario. Workbook and workshop exercises written and prepared by Dorothy Marcic."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Introduction to organizations: Chapter 1 Organizations and Organization Theory 2 -- Part 2: The open system : Chapter 2 Stategic Management and organisational effectiveness -- Part 3 Organisation stucture and design: Chapter 4 Manufactoring, service, and design. --Chapter 5 Organization size, life cycle and decline -- Capter 6: Fundamentls of organization structure. -- Part 4: Chapter 8 Organization Design process -- Chapter 9 Information Technology and Organizational contral -- Chapter 10 Organizational culture and ethical values -- Part 5: Managing Dynamic Processes Chapter 11 Decision making process -- Chapter 12 Power and politics -- Chapter 13 Interdepartmental relationships -- Chapter 15 Toward the learning Organization -- Integrative Cases

Daft's textbook contains up-to-date information on organizational theory, supported by case studies and workshop exercises. New cases in this edition include Delta Airlines, Sun Microsystems, Taco Bell and MADD.