Organizational studies

Organizational studies is "the examination of how individuals construct organizational structures, processes, and practices and how these, in turn, shape social relations and create institutions that ultimately influence people",^[1] organizational studies comprise different areas that deal with the different aspects of the organizations, many of the approaches are functionalist but critical research also provide alternative frame for understanding in the field.

Subfields

• Organizational behavior
• Organizational theory
• Organizational culture
• Organizational psychology
• Organizational learning

References

1. Stewart Clegg, James Russell Bailey, International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies , Sage Publications, 2008