Change in Public Bureaucracies

Hardback

Main Details

Title Change in Public Bureaucracies
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marshall W. Meyer
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreOrganizational theory and behaviour
ISBN/Barcode 9780521226707
ClassificationsDewey:302.35 302.35
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 31 October 1979
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.