Theories of Public Organization

by Denhardt, Robert B.

• ISBN13: 9780534612177
• ISBN10: 0534612172
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-07
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

1. Learning about Public Organizations. 2. The Intellectual Heritage: Marx, Weber, and Freud. 3. The Political Heritage: From Wilson to Waldo. 4. The Rational Model of Organization. 5. Organizational Humanism and the New Public Administration. 6. The Policy Emphasis and the New Public Management. 7. Public Administration and the New Public Service. 8. The Practitioner as Theorist.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	IX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	XIII
1 LEARNING ABOUT PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS	1	(18)
The Acquisition of Knowledge 2	11
Formal Theories of Public Organization	9	(4)
Building Theories of Public Organization
Public Administration as a Profession	13	(1)
Focusing on Complex Organizations	14	(2)
Redefining the Field	16	(1)
Conclusion	17	(1)
References	18	(1)
2 THE INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE: MARX, WEBER, AND FREUD	19	(20)
Karl Marx	20	(1)
Transition to Socialism	21	(1)
Industrial Organization and Individual Development	22	(1)
Growth of Alienation	23	(2)
Max Weber	25	(1)
Rationalization of Social Theory, the Notion of the "Ideal Type"	26	(4)
Sigmund Freud	30	(5)
What Can We Learn?	35	(2)
Conclusion	37	(1)
References	37	(2)
3 THE POLITICAL HERITAGE: FROM WILSON TO WALDO	39	(28)
Beginnings of Public Administration Theory	40	(4)
Politics-Administration	44	(3)
The Lingering Influence of Politics-Administration	47	(2)
Adopting Business Management Techniques	49	(1)
Scientific Approaches to Management	50	(5)
Administrative Management and Organizational Structure	55	(1)
Centralization and Integration	56	(5)
Efficiency: The Key Measure of Success	61	(2)
Democratic Administration	63	(2)
Conclusion	65	(1)
References	65	(2)
4 THE RATIONAL MODEL OF ORGANIZATION	67	(21)
A Science of Human Behavior 67	68	(5)
The Generic Approach to Administration
The Proverbs of Administration 69	73	(4)
The Rational Model of Administration
Decision Making and Policy Formulation	77	(5)
Closed Systems versus Open Systems	82	(5)
Conclusion	87	(1)
References	87	(1)
5 ORGANIZATIONAL HUMANISM AND THE NEW PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	88	(23)
Themes in Organizational Humanism	89	(4)
Personality and Organization	93	(4)
Organization Development in the Public Sector	97	(4)
The New Public Administration	101	(7)
Conclusion	108	(1)
References	109	(2)
6 THE POLICY EMPHASIS AND THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT	111	(36)
Development of the Public Policy Orientation	112	(3)
Responsiveness in Public Policy	115	(10)
Effectiveness in Public Policy	125	(2)
The Discovery of Policy Implementation	127	(4)
Methods of Policy Analysis	131	(1)
The Intellectual Crisis	132	(4)
The New Public Management	136	(8)
Conclusion	144	(1)
References	144	(3)
7 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE NEW PUBLIC SERVICE	147	(39)
A Critique of the Rational Model	149	(5)
Interpretive/Action Theory	154	(3)
The Active-Social Paradigm	157	(2)
Critical Social Theory	159	(6)
Postmodernism and Discourse Theory	165	(7)
The New Public Service	172	(10)
Outlining the New Public Service 179
Conclusion	182	(1)
References	183	(3)
8 THE PRACTITIONER AS THEORIST	186	(13)
Theories and Theory Building	187	(3)
Toward Theories of Public Organization	190	(3)
Organizational and Personal Learning	193	(3)
A New Role for Theorists	196	(1)
Conclusion	196	(2)
References	198	(1)
APPENDIX: THE ADMINISTRATIVE JOURNAL	199	(10)
The Journal Format	201	(2)
Working in the Administrative Journal	203	(2)
Examples of Journal Entries	205	(4)
CREDITS	209	(2)
NAME INDEX	211	(3)
SUBJECT INDEX	214