Theories of Public Organization

by Denhardt, Robert B.

• ISBN13: 9781439086230
• ISBN10: 1439086230
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

THEORIES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 6E is a brief, readable overview of public administration theory that presents multiple viewpoints, enabling users to develop their own philosophies of public administration, and helping them relate theory to application. The Sixth Edition incorporates a new theme of Governance, which explores the traditions, institutions, and processes that determine how power is exercised, how citizens are given a voice, and how decisions are made on issues of public concern.

Table of Contents

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
Focusing on Complex Organizations	p. 14
Redefining the Field	p. 16
Conclusion	p. 17
Discussion Questions	p. 18
Cases	p. 18
References and Additional Readings	p. 19
The Intellectual Heritage: Marx, Weber, and Freud	p. 20
Transition to Socialism	p. 22
Industrial Organization and Individual Development	p. 23
Growth of Alienation	p. 24
Max Weber	p. 26
Rationalization of Social Theory: The Notion of the "Ideal Type"	p. 27
Sigmund Freud	p. 31
What Can We Learn?	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 38
Discussion Questions	p. 39
Cases	p. 39
References and Additional Readings	p. 39
The Political Heritage: From Wilson to Waldo	p. 41
Beginnings of Public Administration Theory	p. 42
Politics-Administration	p. 45
The Lingering Influence of Politics-Administration	p. 49
Adopting Business Management Techniques	p. 51
Scientific Approaches to Management	p. 52
Administrative Management and Organizational Structure	p. 57
Centralization and Integration	p. 58
Efficiency: The Key Measure of Success	p. 63
Democratic Administration	p. 65
Conclusion	p. 67
Discussion Questions	p. 68
Cases	p. 68
References and Additional Readings	p. 69
The Rational Model of Organization	p. 71
A Science of Human Behavior	p. 71
The Generic Approach to Administration	p. 72
The Proverbs of Administration	p. 73
The Rational Model of Administration	p. 76
Decision Making and Policy Formulation	p. 81
Closed Systems versus Open Systems	p. 86
Conclusion	p. 90
Discussion Questions	p. 91
Cases	p. 91
References and Additional Readings	p. 91
Organizational Humanism and the New Public Administration	p. 93
Themes in Organizational Humanism	p. 94
Personality and Organization	p. 98
Organization Development in the Public Sector	p. 102
The New Public Administration	p. 106
Conclusion	p. 113
Discussion Questions	p. 114
Cases	p. 114
References and Additional Readings	p. 114
The Policy Emphasis and the New Public Management	p. 117
Development of the Public Policy Orientation	p. 118
Responsiveness in Public Policy	p. 121
Effectiveness in Public Policy	p. 130
The Discovery of Policy Implementation	p. 133
Methods of Policy Analysis	p. 136
The Intellectual Crisis	p. 138
The New Public Management	p. 141
Conclusion	p. 149
Discussion Questions	p. 149
Cases	p. 150
References and Additional Readings	p. 150
Public Administration and the New Public Service	p. 155
A Critique of the Rational Model	p. 157
Interpretive/Action Theory	p. 163
Critical Social Theory	p. 167
Discourse and Post-Traditional Public Administration	p. 173
The New Public Service	p. 182
Outlining the New Public Service	p. 190
Democratic Network Governance	p. 193
Conclusion	p. 197
Discussion Questions	p. 197
Cases	p. 198
References and Additional Readings	p. 198
The Practitioner as Theorist	p. 205
Theories and Theory Building	p. 206
Toward Theories of Public Organization	p. 208
Organizational and Personal Learning	p. 212
A New Role for Theorists	p. 214
Conclusion	p. 215
Discussion Questions	p. 216
Cases	p. 216
References and Additional Readings	p. 216
Appendix	p. 218
The Administrative Journal	p. 218
The Journal Format	p. 220
Working in the Administrative Journal	p. 223
Examples of Journal Entries	p. 224
Credits	p. 227
Name Index	p. 228
Subject Index	p. 232
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