Tom Christensen, Per Lægreid, Kjell Arne Røvik

Organization Theory and the Public Sector

Instrument, Culture and Myth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The only textbook that focuses specifically on how organization theory can be adapted to the special characteristics of public organizations. It has been fully updated to incorporate recent developments affecting the public sector such as the financial crisis, the immigration crises and other wicked issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 269mm x 175mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9780367428914
• ISBN-10: 0367428911
• Artikelnr.: 59083445

Autorenporträt

Tom Christensen is Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway. He is also Visiting Professor at the School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University. Per Lægreid is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Administration and Organization Theory at the University of Bergen, Norway. Kjell Arne Røvik is Professor of Organization Theory in the Department of Social Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Organization theory for the public sector
2 An instrumental perspective
3 A cultural perspective
4 A myth perspective
5 Goals, values and motivation
6 Leadership and steering
7 Reform and change
8 Effects, learning and implications
9 Understanding and design
Index