The goals of the individual are subordinate to those of the organization, authority is
distributed in a vastly uneven fashion, and there is relatively little opportunity for the …

Organization Theory and Public Management is written for current and future public
managers. Understanding organization theory helps managers at all levels define program …

In the research and writing on complex organizations, there have been important
developments recently in the convergence of the literature on public bureaucracies with the …

Organizational theories can be classified into three types—structural, cultural, and mythical.
The structural perspective is based in “bounded rationality” and focuses on how formal …

Few subjects are more influenced by philosophy than the form of governance that guides
and administers public affairs, yet much of the literature about public administration remains …

Professional public administrators and their academic cohorts have traditionally gleaned
through developments in the field of organization and management in search of approaches …

The study of public organizations has withered over time in mainstream organization studies
research, as scholars in the field have migrated to business schools. This is so even though …

The title of this lecture refers to organizations, politics, and public purposes to emphasize
developments in the analysis of public organizations and their management and the need …

This seventh edition of Theories of Public Organization continues to advance the important
themes of prior editions of this book but also offers significant enhancements and additions …

INTER ORGANIZATIONAL Page 1 This article argues that the basic unit for much of public
organization analysis is not the organization as is the convention in organization and …