Download or read book Contemporary Practice and Theory of Organizations - Part 1. Understanding the Organization written by Sarah Breucker and published by Ibidem Press. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizations are the central entities of the business world, comprising multiple people pursuing a collective goal while being linked to an external environment. Both academics and practitioners have kept up a continuing interest in advancing their understanding of organizations. This is the first of two volumes dedicated to the state of the art of theories and practices of organizations. It is the outcome of contributions by alumni and alumnae of the ESB Business School at Reutlingen University. This first volume provides a discussion of contemporary organizational forms and properties, as well as on team aspects.