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Change in Public Bureaucracies

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Change in Public Bureaucracies
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marshall W. Meyer
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 150
Category/GenreOrganizational theory and behaviour
ISBN/Barcode 9780521066303
ClassificationsDewey:302.35 302.35
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 June 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 stereotypes have suggested. Variables such as organizational leadership, claims to domain, and survival (as opposed to replacement or reorganization) were found to mediate environmental effects on bureaucracies. The book also discusses traditional theories of bureaucracy, theories emphasizing the importance of environment for organizational theory is possible. The concluding chapter draws extensive theoretical implications from the empirical findings of the study.