1st Edition
Administrative Vitality The Conflict with Bureaucracy
Originally published in 1960. This title presents a discussion of bureaucracy and enterprise and how they are related and might be combined. Case studies of various businesses, including Marks and Spencer, are used to illustrate this idea. Most of the companies examined are large and have all been at least partially successful in solving some of the difficulties of administration that businessmen and government officials constantly encounter. The present book was an attempt to break new ground, to suggest some new syntheses, to seek some practical explanations, and to propose some practical solutions. This title will be of interest to students of Business Studies and Management.
Introduction; 1. Vitality in Administration; Part 1: Growth; 2. Pioneering in Big Business 3. Some Theories of Growth 4. Some Theories of Decay; Part 2: Bureaucracy; 5. British Electricity 6. The Traditional Case for Bureaucracy 7. A New Look at Bureaucracy 8. The Pathologies of Bureaucracy; Part 3: Enterprise; 9. Incentive and Idea 10. Person and Process 11. Marks and Spencer; Part 4: The Best of Both Worlds; 12. Integrative Leadership 13. Decentralization 14. Responsibility and Response 15. Power and Security 16. A Vital Economy; Notes; Index
Biography
Marshall E. Dimock
