Pandemonium: Towards a Retro-Organization Theory

By Gibson Burrell

Book Overview

Pandemonium is an irreverent and critical look at management, education and the so-called gurus. It takes as its basic premise the fact that in real organisations there is chaos, even pain, torture, death and destruction, if you look hard enough. More importantly it points out the continuing failure of organisations to recognise the real contributors - the workforce. It is a well researched and written book' - Professional ManagerIn this irreverent and inventive book, Gibson Burrell seeks to circumvent the established frameworks which have defined our understanding of organization and organizations. He brings us tales from under the edge which enmire us in the nether side of modernist organization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803977778
• ISBN13: 9780803977778
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An inspiring and very well written book about organizations

Pandemonium is a book about organizations and the threat of linearity. The book itself is non-linearily written, it reads very well, and inspires to rethinking of: organizations, science, writing, and life itself... Anyone who doubts organizing is interesting -- read this one!