Organization Theory and the Public Sector: Instrument, Culture and Myth
Christensen T., Lægreid P., Roness P.G.
Public sector organizations are fundamentally different to their private sector counterparts. They are multi-functional, follow a political leadership, and the majority do not operate in an external market. In an era of rapid reform, reorganization and modernization of the public sector, this book offers a timely and illuminating introduction to the public sector organization that recognizes its unique values, interests, knowledge and power-base.Drawing on both instrumental and institutional perspectives within organization theory, as well as democratic theory and empirical studies of decision-making, this text addresses five central aspects of the public sector organization: * goals and values * leadership and steering * reform and change * effects and implications * understanding and design.This volume challenges conventional economic analysis of the public sector, arguing instead for a democratic-political approach and a new, prescriptive organization theory. A rich resource of both theory and practice, Organization Theory for the Public Sector: Instrument, Culture and Myth is essential reading for anybody studying the public sector.
عام:
2007
الإصدار:
1
اللغة:
english
الصفحات:
191
ISBN 10:
0203929217
ISBN 13:
9780203929216
ملف:
PDF, 1.12 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2007