| Organization Theory and the Public Sector: Instrument, Culture and Myth Contributor(s): Christensen, Tom (Author), Lægreid, Per (Author), Røvik, Kjell Arne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415433819 ISBN-13: 9780415433815 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $76.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Business & Economics | Negotiating - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior |
| Dewey: 302.35 |
| LCCN: 2007015385 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.66 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: P 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. /P P /P P Drawing on both instrumental and institutional perspectives within organization theory, as well as democratic theory and empirical studies of decision-making, the book addresses five central aspects of the public sector organization: /P P /P UL P LI goals and values /LI LI leadership and steering /LI LI reform and change /LI LI effects and implications /LI LI understanding and design. /LI P /P /UL P /P P The book challenges conventional economic analysis of the public sector, arguing instead for a democratic-political approach and anew, prescriptive organization theory. A rich resource of both theory and practice, EM Organization Theory for the Public Sector: Instrument, Culture and Myth /EM is essential reading for anybody studying the public sector. /P P /P |
