Organization Theory and Governance for the 21st Century
- Sandi Parkes Pershing - University of Utah, USA
- Eric K. Austin - Montana State University, USA
© 2015 | 352 pages | CQ Press
Applying organization theory to public and governance organizations, Organization Theory and Governance for the 21st Century presents readers with a conscious and thoughtful awareness of the history and evolving nature of organizations. It addresses emerging theories rarely touched upon in competing titles, and takes a deeper look into assumed theories to give the student a chance to critically consider the consequences these embedded assumptions have for organizational practice. By providing a consistent theoretical grounding and a clear focus on post-traditionalist thinking, the text gives students the background they need to analyze organizational settings and take effective action in the unique setting of contemporary governance.
Chapter 1: An Introduction and Orientation to Organization Theory
| The Complex World of Public Organizations: A Primer |
| Sociology of Knowledge:Ways of Knowing about Organizations |
| Influential theories and paradigms in the social sciences |
| Levels of analysis |
| The Book's Approach |
| Organization and Content of the Book |
| Diving In |
Part I: Theories of Organization
Chapter 2: Classical Foundations: The Historical Context of a New Field of Study
| Max Weber – Authority and Bureaucracy |
| Henri Fayol |
| Frederick Winslow Taylor |
| Luther Gulick |
| Woodrow Wilson |
| Other Voices |
| Case 2.1 The President's Committee on Administrative Management (The Brownlow Committee and Report) |
| Summary and Commentary |
| Discussion Questions |
Chapter 3: Behavioral Revolution
| Historical Context – Pre-War Hints and Post-War Proliferation |
| Chester Barnard |
| Elton Mayo, Fritz Rothlisburger and the Hawthorne Experiments |
| Systems Theory |
| Human Relations Theory |
| Empirical Work – Kurt Lewin & Rensis Likert |
| Conceptual Work – Abraham Maslow |
| Douglas McGregor |
| Chris Argyris |
| Robert Merton |
| Herbert Simon |
| Other Voices: Dwight Waldo |
| Case 3.1 The New York Department of Sanitation – Bureau of Motor Equipment |
| Summary and Commentary |
| Discussion Questions |
Chapter 4: Life after Berger and Luckman: A Theoretically Diverse World
| Social and Historical Climate – Things get more complicated |
| Economic Theories of Organization – Transaction Costs Economics and Agency Theory |
| Network Theory |
| Contingency Theory |
| Chaos and Complexity Theories |
| Structural-Functionalism & Structuration Theory |
| Cognitive and Psychological Models - Sensemaking |
| Case 4.1 The Tennessee Valley Authority: An examination of parallel theories |
| Summary and Commentary |
| Discussion Questions |
Part II: Issues, Strategies and Tactics
Chapter 5: Managing Individual Behavior
| The Management Attribute |
| Classical and Rationalist Approaches |
| Case 5.1 Current Expressions: Classical and Rationalist Approaches at the Department of Homeland Security |
| Hawthorne Reprised: From Rationalism to Behavioralism |
| Case 5.2 Current Expressions: Behaviorist Alternatives |
| Foreshadows of Postmodernism |
| Conclusion |
| Discussion Questions |
Chapter 6: Understanding and Shaping Group Dynamics
| The Management Attribute |
| Human and Group Relations Theories |
| Case 6.1 Current Expressions : Control and Expanding the Area Under the Curve at St. John’s Health System |
| Systems Theories |
| Case 6.2 Current Expressions : TQM and Local Government |
| Organization Culture |
| Case 6.3 Current Expressions: Organizational Culture and Management at Continental Airlines |
| Foreshadows of Postmodernism |
| Summary and Commentary |
| Discussion Questions |
Chapter 7: Affecting Organization Change
| The Management Attribute |
| Key Theories of Change |
| Business Process Reengineering |
| Case 7.1 Current Expressions: Business Process Reengineering at the Jefferson County Alabama |
| The Burke-Litwin Change Model |
| Case 7.2 Current Expressions: Burke-Litwin in Texas Public Schools |
| Organization Development |
| Case 7.3 Current Expressions: OD in the Montana State University Research Library |
| New Sciences and Organizations |
| Chaos and Complexity theories |
| Foreshadows of postmodernism |
| Conclusions |
| Discussion Questions |
Chapter 8: Managing Organization – Environment Relations
| The Management Attribute |
| Resource Dependence Theory |
| Case 8.1 Current Expressions: Resource Dependence Theory at Brigham Young University |
| Network Theory |
| Case 8.2 Current Expressions: Networks and Municipal Housing in the Phoenix-Mesa Area |
| Neo-Institutionalism |
| Case 8.3 Current Expressions: Isomorphic and Governance Organizations |
| Links to Post-traditionalism/Postmodernism |
| Summary and Commentary |
| Discussion Questions |
Part III: Towards Post-Positivist Organizations
Chapter 9: Escaping the Void: History of Post-Positivism
| History and Genealogy |
| Intellectual development |
| Post-positive Concepts appearing in the social sciences |
| Power-Knowledge |
| Summary and Conclusions |
Chapter 10: Learning to Fly: Applying Post-Traditional Theory
| Organizational Activities |
| Ethics |
| Conclusions |
Chapter 11: Conclusion: This is the Beginning
| Top 10 Things You’re Tired of Reading (but should remember anyway) |
| Historical and Conceptual Review |
| Organizations and Theory Competence |
| Governance Redux |
The book is essentially designed to address important understanding about organisations and their importance in society. It introduces most of the dynamics for operations and developing effective groups. It is therefore important for Public Administration Students to understand Organisational functionalities, in particular those in the public sphere.
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