Selected Contents: 1. Introduction2. A Primer on Organization Theory, Deborah HurstPart 1. Function Economic Theories of the Firm3. Neo-Classical Economics Perspective4. Chicago School Perspective5. Bain-Mason Perspective6. Transaction Cost Perspective7. Network Perspective8. Agency Perspective9. Stakeholder Perspective10. Resource Based Theory Perspective11. Behavioral Perspective12. Game Theory Perspective13. Property Right Perspective14. Knowledge Perspective15. Evolutionary Perspective16. Natural Environment Perspective, Greg BerryPart 2. Functional Organization Theories17. Bureaucracy Perspective18. Contingency Perspective19. Strategic Choice Perspective20. Resource Dependence Perspective21. Population Ecology Perspective22. Institutional Perspective23. Chaos PerspectivePart 3. Interpretive and Social Constructionist Perspectives24. Symbolic Interactionist Perspective, Deborah Hurst25. Dramaturgical Perspective26. Metaphorical Perspective27. Sensemaking Perspective, Jean Mills28. Organizational Rules Perspective, Albert Mills29. Culture PerspectivePart 4. Humanist and Structuralist Perspectives30. Configuration Perspective31. Postmodern Perspective32. Critical Theory Perspective33. Marxist Perspective34. Structuralist Feminism Perspective, Deborah Hurst Conclusion