Theories of Public Organization

Name: Theories of Public Organization
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ISBN: 9780534200701

ISBN-10: 0534200702

ISBN-13: 9780534200701

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Robert B. Denhardt

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This brief, readable overview of public administration theory is the only book of its kind. In an area where ideas really make a difference, as those ideas directly affect the way we act in administration, the book's presentation of multiple viewpoints enables students to develop their own philosophies of public administration, and helps them relate theory to application.

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List price: $35.50
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Wadsworth
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 6.04" wide x 9.02" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Preface	p. IX
About the Author	p. XIII
Learning About Public Organizations	p. 1
The Acquisition of Knowledge	p. 2
Formal Theories of Public Organization	p. 9
Building Theories of Public Organization	p. 11
Public Administration as a Profession	p. 13
Focusing on Complex Organizations	p. 14
Redefining the Field	p. 16
Conclusion	p. 17
References	p. 18
The Intellectual Heritage: Marx, Weber, and Freud	p. 19
Karl Marx	p. 20
Transition to Socialism	p. 21
Industrial Organization and Individual Development	p. 22
Growth of Alienation	p. 23
Max Weber	p. 25
Rationalization of Social Theory, the Notion of the "Ideal Type"	p. 26
Sigmund Freud	p. 30
What Can We Learn?	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 37
References	p. 37
The Political Heritage: From Wilson to Waldo	p. 39
Beginnings of Public Administration Theory	p. 40
Politics-Administration	p. 44
The Lingering Influence of Politics-Administration	p. 47
Adopting Business Management Techniques	p. 49
Scientific Approaches to Management	p. 50
Administrative Management and Organizational Structure	p. 55
Centralization and Integration	p. 56
Efficiency: The Key Measure of Success	p. 61
Democratic Administration	p. 63
Conclusion	p. 65
References	p. 65
The Rational Model of Organization	p. 67
A Science of Human Behavior	p. 67
The Generic Approach to Administration	p. 68
The Proverbs of Administration	p. 69
The Rational Model of Administration	p. 73
Decision Making and Policy Formulation	p. 77
Closed Systems versus Open Systems	p. 82
Conclusion	p. 87
References	p. 87
Organizational Humanism and the New Public Administration	p. 88
Themes in Organizational Humanism	p. 89
Personality and Organization	p. 93
Organization Development in the Public Sector	p. 97
The New Public Administration	p. 101
Conclusion	p. 108
References	p. 109
The Policy Emphasis and the New Public Management	p. 111
Development of the Public Policy Orientation	p. 112
Responsiveness in Public Policy	p. 115
Effectiveness in Public Policy	p. 125
The Discovery of Policy Implementation	p. 127
Methods of Policy Analysis	p. 131
The Intellectual Crisis	p. 132
The New Public Management	p. 136
Conclusion	p. 144
References	p. 144
Public Administration and the New Public Service	p. 147
A Critique of the Rational Model	p. 149
Interpretive/Action Theory	p. 154
The Active-Social Paradigm	p. 157
Critical Social Theory	p. 159
Postmodernism and Discourse Theory	p. 165
The New Public Service	p. 172
Outlining the New Public Service	p. 179
Conclusion	p. 182
References	p. 183
The Practitioner as Theorist	p. 186
Theories and Theory Building	p. 187
Toward Theories of Public Organization	p. 190
Organizational and Personal Learning	p. 193
A New Role for Theorists	p. 196
Conclusion	p. 196
References	p. 198
The Administrative Journal	p. 199
The Journal Format	p. 201
Working in the Administrative Journal	p. 203
Examples of Journal Entries	p. 205
Credits	p. 209
Name Index	p. 211
Subject Index	p. 214
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