'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



Conceived by Chris Grey and written to get you thinking, the “Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap” series offers an informal, conversational, accessible yet sophisticated and critical overview of what you find in conventional textbooks.



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.



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: http://author-chrisgrey.blogspot.co.uk