632 Pages
by
Routledge
632 Pages
by
Routledge
632 Pages
by
Routledge
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At the time of its initial publication, Public Administration helped to define this field of study and practice by introducing two major new emphases: an orientation toward human behavior and human relations in organizations, and an emphasis on the interaction between administration, politics, and policy. Without neglecting more traditional concerns with organization structure, Simon, Thompson, and Smithburg viewed administration in its behavioral and political contexts. The viewpoints they express still are at the center of public administration's concerns.
One: What Is Public Administration?; Two: How Governmental Organizations Originate; Three: Human Behavior and Organization; Four: Building Blocks of Organization: Formation of Groups; Five: Building Blocks of Organization: Group Values; Six: Dividing the Work: Assigning Jobs to Individuals; Seven: Dividing the Work: Specialization Among Organization Units; Eight: Securing Teamwork: Authority; Nine: Securing Teamwork: The Structure of Authority and Status; Ten: Securing Teamwork: The Communication Process; Eleven: Securing Teamwork: The Organization of Communication; Twelve: Large-Scale Organization: The Trend Toward Centralization; Thirteen: Large-Scale Organizations; The Consequences of Centralization; Fourteen: Large-Scale Organizations: Intergroup Relations; Fifteen: Selection of the Team: Civil Service and Recruitment; Sixteen: Selection of the Team: Careers in Government; Seventeen: Selection of the Team: Personnel Processes; Eighteen: The Struggle for Existence: Organizational Equilibrium; Nineteen: The Struggle for Existence: The Tactics of Survival; Twenty: The Strategy of Planning; Twenty-One: The Tactics of Execution: Reducing the Costs of Change; Twenty-Two: The Tactics of Execution: Securing Compliance; Twenty-Three: Evaluating Administration; Efficiency; Twenty-Four: Administrative Responsibility: Formal Controls; Twenty-Five: Administrative Responsibility: Informal Controls
Biography
Herbert Simon, Donald Smithburg, Victor Thompson
