Organization Theory: A Public Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 0030193877
- ISBN-13
- 9780030193873
- Series
- Organization Theory
- Category
- Bureaucracy
- Pages
- 430
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing Company
- Authors
- Harold F. Gortner, Julianne Mahler, Jeanne Bell Nicholson
Description
The purpose of this text is to examine the basic topics of organization management from the perspective of public governmental organizations. The basic literature in the organization theory field is discussed from an applied management perspective. This text also highlights those aspects of theory and research that are important for the manager of public organizations ... In addition to the material traditionally included in organization theory texts, there is considerable research in areas such as political science and economics that must be acknowledged and examined by students of public organizations ... The six readings and eleven cases that are included in this text are drawn from public sector experience and writings ... This book is geared toward students at the upper division of undergraduate school and those in the graduate programs of public administration across the country.-Pref.
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