Mastering public administration : from Max Weber to Dwight Waldo / Jos C.N. Raadschelders, the Ohio State University; Brian R. Fry, Emeritus, University of South Carolina.
Max Weber : the processes of rationalization -- Frederick W. Taylor : the man, the method, the movement -- Luther H. Gulick : the integrated executive -- Mary Parker Follett : the group process -- Elton Mayo : the human relations approach -- Chester Barnard : organizations as systems of exchange -- Herbert A. Simon : a decision-making perspective -- Charles E. Lindblom : probing the policy process -- Elinor Ostrom: the human capacity for collective action through self-governance -- Dwight Waldo an eclectic view of public administration -- The study of public administration: origins, development, nature.
Summary:
The combination of biographical narrative with explanation and analysis makes abstract theories understandable while showing how subject scholars relate to each other in their work, providing much needed context. The book's chronological organization shows the evolution of public administration theory over time. With the new edition, the authors have added mini-chapters that link contemporary scholars and their research to the seminal literature.
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