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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: $73.45  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2007
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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" L (0.66 lbs) 208 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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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
 
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