This book examines in detail the process of change in 240 city, county and state public bureaucracies responsible for local finance administration. Using the longitudinal method of analysis, the data show organizational structures to be much less stable than conventional stereot…
In this work the authors present a general theory of bureaucracy and use it to explain behaviour in large organizations and to explain what determines efficiency in both governments and business corporations. The theory uses the methods of standard neoclassical economic theory. …
In response to the theories that promise to lead us beyond bureaucracy into an era where products, services, and controls will be perfectly tailored to human needs, this work maintains that it is business as usual. Each chapter contains critiques of the postmodern theory of mode…
Generel behandling af centrale teorier og temaer og mere uddybende artikler. Dækker nyrere teoriudvikling på området, bl.a. organisationskultur, ny-institutionalisme og økonomisk organisationsteori.
