Organisation Theory and Local Government
1st Edition
Published on 6. December 2024
232 pages
978-1-040-27633-4 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1980, this book provides an analysis and assessment of events in local government management during the late 20th Century set within an overall conceptual framework of organisation theory. The book fills the gap between theoretical prescription and practical management application. The analysis focuses on three areas of organisation design and functioning - the structural, the procedural and the cultural. In each of these areas the interrelationship between broad theoretical prescriptions and the actual management innovations introduced in local authorities is examined. A major portion of the book is devoted to an assessment of the importance of behavioural/cultural factors in the introduction and assimilation (or rejection) of managerial change, an aspect of organisational functioning which was neglected in the literature on local government management.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-040-27633-4 (9781040276334)
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Person
Robert J. Haynes was Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at the former Wolverhampton Polytechnic.
Content
Part 1: Theory and Application: The Structural Aspect 1. The Prisoner of Classical Design 2. The Emergence of an Environmental Orientation 3. From Theory to Practice - The Corporate Revolution and Structural Integration Part 2: Theory and Application: The Procedural Aspect 4. Rational Decision-Making as a Theoretical Basis of Corporate Planning Processes 5. From Theory to Practice - Programme Budgeting in Local Government 6. Problems and Alternatives Part 3: Theory and Application: The Cultural Aspect 7. Organisational Culture and Value Systems 8. From Theory to Practice - Managing the Human Resource 9. Personnel Management in Local Government
