In this landmark book, Mintzberg broadens his vision to explore not only the function of management, but also that of the organization itself and its meaning for society. Focusing on how real companies work, he challenges traditional assumptions and answers from the grass roots level such questions as how organizations function and structure themselves, how their power relations develop and goals form, and by what processes managers make strategic decisions. He concludes with his paradoxical views on external control of corporations, a note on efficacy and a preachment on unmanageability, "Society is unmanageable as a result of management." ISBN 0-02-921371-1: $24.95.