Organizational Theory Books

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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 36,098 ratings — published 1990
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 85,709 ratings — published 1994
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 300,186 ratings — published 2001
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Reframing Organizations Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series) Reframing Organizations Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)
by (shelved 2 times as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,814 ratings — published 1990
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 100,261 ratings — published 2006
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Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,607 ratings — published 1921
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Organization Theory 4th Edition Organization Theory 4th Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.40 — 35 ratings — published 1972
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 193,253 ratings — published 2016
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The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,149 ratings — published
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Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow (ebook)
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avg rating 4.18 — 5,585 ratings — published 2019
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,350,832 ratings — published 2018
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The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,069 ratings — published 2017
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Measure What Matters Measure What Matters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.97 — 38,123 ratings — published 2017
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The Leader's Guide The Leader's Guide (ebook)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,512 ratings — published
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Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: How to Choose and Execute the Right Approach Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: How to Choose and Execute the Right Approach (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 662 ratings — published 2015
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 406,234 ratings — published 2014
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 50,567 ratings — published 2013
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Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series) Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series)
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avg rating 4.10 — 20,919 ratings — published 2012
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Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.13 — 18,185 ratings — published 2011
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 367,620 ratings — published 2011
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.10 — 273,984 ratings — published 2009
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Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 25,911 ratings — published 2008
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,166,746 ratings — published 1936
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 15,176 ratings — published 1975
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.96 — 16,758 ratings — published 2003
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The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,250 ratings — published 2006
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Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,159 ratings — published 2018
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The One Hour Plan For Growth: How a Single Sheet of Paper Can Take Your Business to the Next Level The One Hour Plan For Growth: How a Single Sheet of Paper Can Take Your Business to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.71 — 38 ratings — published 2010
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The Tip of the Iceberg: Managing the Hidden Forces That Can Make or Break Your Organization The Tip of the Iceberg: Managing the Hidden Forces That Can Make or Break Your Organization (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 78 ratings — published 2001
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,744 ratings — published 1959
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Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.38 — 108 ratings — published
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How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st Century How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 182 ratings — published 2014
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Perspectives on Organizational Communication: Finding Common Ground Perspectives on Organizational Communication: Finding Common Ground (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2000
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Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 1,752 ratings — published 2012
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Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,430 ratings — published 2014
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The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,551 ratings — published 2013
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The Bureaucratic Phenomenon The Bureaucratic Phenomenon (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.24 — 17 ratings — published 1967
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The State and Revolution The State and Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.27 — 19,309 ratings — published 1917
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What Is to Be Done? What Is to Be Done? (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,651 ratings — published 1902
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Black Box Thinking: Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do Black Box Thinking: Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.28 — 14,724 ratings — published 2015
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The Dark Side of Organizational Behavior The Dark Side of Organizational Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 2004
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Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.14 — 152 ratings — published 2009
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Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.98 — 10,596 ratings — published 1996
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.17 — 599,442 ratings — published 2011
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In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 3.91 — 13,725 ratings — published 1982
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.10 — 58,524 ratings — published 2012
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.13 — 81,101 ratings — published 2019
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The Science of Organizational Change: How Leaders Set Strategy, Change Behavior, and Create an Agile Culture (Leading Change in the Digital Age Book 1) The Science of Organizational Change: How Leaders Set Strategy, Change Behavior, and Create an Agile Culture (Leading Change in the Digital Age Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 88 ratings — published
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Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as organizational-theory)
avg rating 4.10 — 45,090 ratings — published 2016
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“We stand at a civilizational inflection point. The period between now and 2050 represents not merely another business cycle or policy horizon, but a fundamental transition in how human societies organize, produce, govern, and sustain themselves. History demonstrates that civilizations reaching maturity face a stark choice: adapt through deliberate transformation or decline through institutional rigidity. The organizations and societies that thrive through this transition will be those that recognize this moment for what it is and prepare accordingly.”
John A Gillam