A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations (Very Short, Fairly Interesting & Cheap Books)

Product Description

′Indispensable and subversive′ –
Simon Caulkin, The Observer

′A highly entertaining polemic…. This slim volume more than lives up to its title′ –
Stefan Stern, Financial Times

The Fourth Edition of Studying Organizations explains the unfolding consequences for organizations of the global financial and economic crisis, has been updated with examples from the biggest recent news events, and incorporates the latest research studies and up-to-date statistics. Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the ‘Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap’ series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way. Suitable for students of organizational studies and management, professionals working in organizations and anyone curious about the workings of organizations. The accompanying regularly updated blog, read by thousands of people worldwide, keeps the book bang up to date: Need another “VSFI” book? Browse the series 

Review

Indispensable and subversive. — Simon Caulkin

I wanted to write to you to tell you how much I appreciate your book – as evidenced by the coffee stains and frayed edges, it is a book I cannot live without and I will use it as I continue my education and into my career. — Wanda V. Mitchell

A highly entertaining polemic…. This slim volume more than lives up to its title. — Stefan Stern

Grey…has important things to say and he says them with rigour, warmth and a great deal of intelligence…He informs the analysis with humour and humility. It is the most valuable management book I have ever read. — Debora Campbell

Every page has something interesting to say, a great example, a sharp polemic, a superlative popularization, a thought-provoking eccentricity or a new take on something banal and tired. — Yiannis Gabriel, Professor of Organizational Theory

A highly readable, insightful and enjoyable up-to-the-minute text. — Marta Calas and Linda Smircich

Loved the book. I read it quickly. I will re-read it with a pencil in hand this time. — Patrick Nadeau

I′ve been waiting for someone to come along and write a book such as this one. — Janne Tienari

This is a racy read and rightly challenges the stuffy, often unreadable prose found in academic outlets. — Royston Greenwood

One of the most valuable and interesting books we have read during our MBA at Cardiff University…an inspiration to us. — Eleni Platitsa

Grey’s book serves to transcend fragmented management theory and advance a tenable and valuable reorientation of the field. — Valerie Priscilla Goby

Chris Grey has produced a book many of us have wanted to write for a long time, but have not had the guts to do. — Andreas Diedrich

It helped open my eyes to the organizational world around me. — Kyle Parker

I would like to thank you for such an interesting book that I couldn′t put down. — Kate Sweeney

This book has carved itself a permanent spot on my bookshelf as I ordered a fresh copy off Amazon after the library finally took their copy back. — Tim Hannigan

Essential reading for any manager who knows there is no “one right answer.” — Dr Aileen Lawless

Concise, exciting, critical and overall excellent. — Dr Daniel Valentine

Very much enjoying reading “A Very Short…About Studying Organizations” – the chapter on Fast Capitalism and the End of Management seems particularly apposite at the moment. Very reflective of some of the themes I am teaching at the moment (and getting into arguments about!) — Hugh M. Davenport

This is a book I keep coming back to – and remembering…it is superbly written – and thought-provoking. What more can you ask? — Ronald G. Young

This book blew my little mind. In the way that going to grad school for education caused me to see the deep and complex inadequacies of