Librería Portfolio

Public sector organizations are fundamentally different to their private sector counterparts. They are multi-functional, follow a political leadership, and the majority do not operate in an external market. In an era of rapid reform, reorganization and modernization of the public sector, this book offers a timely and illuminating introduction to the public sector organization that recognizes its unique values, interests, knowledge and power-base.

Drawing on both instrumental and institutional perspectives within organization theory, as well as democratic theory and empirical studies of decision-making, this text addresses five central aspects of the public sector organization:

goals and values
leadership and steering
reform and change
effects and implications
understanding and design.
This volume challenges conventional economic analysis of the public sector, arguing instead for a democratic-political approach and a new, prescriptive organization theory. A rich resource of both theory and practice, Organization Theory for the Public Sector: Instrument, Culture and Myth is essential reading for anybody studying the public sector.



Table of Contents
1. Organization Theory for the Public Sector 2. An Instrumental Perspective 3. A Cultural Perspective 4. A Myth Perspective 5. Goals and Values 6. Leadership and Steering 7. Reform and Change 8. Effects and Implications 9. Understanding and Design