Organisation Theory and Local Government

Robert J. Haynes

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Routledge
01 November 2024

Regional government; Political economy; Organisational theory & behaviour

Series: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1980, this book provides an analysis and assessment of events in local government management during the late 20th Century set within an overall conceptual framework of organisation theory. The book fills the gap between theoretical prescription and practical management application. The analysis focuses on three areas of organisation design and functioning – the structural, the procedural and the cultural. In each of these areas the interrelationship between broad theoretical prescriptions and the actual management innovations introduced in local authorities is examined. A major portion of the book is devoted to an assessment of the importance of behavioural/cultural factors in the introduction and assimilation (or rejection) of managerial change, an aspect of organisational functioning which was neglected in the literature on local government management.

By: Robert J. Haynes
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 589g
ISBN: 9781032950068
ISBN 10: 1032950064
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 01 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: Theory and Application: The Structural Aspect 1. The Prisoner of Classical Design 2. The Emergence of an Environmental Orientation 3. From Theory to Practice – The Corporate Revolution and Structural Integration Part 2: Theory and Application: The Procedural Aspect 4. Rational Decision-Making as a Theoretical Basis of Corporate Planning Processes 5. From Theory to Practice – Programme Budgeting in Local Government 6. Problems and Alternatives Part 3: Theory and Application: The Cultural Aspect 7. Organisational Culture and Value Systems 8. From Theory to Practice – Managing the Human Resource 9. Personnel Management in Local Government

Robert J. Haynes was Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at the former Wolverhampton Polytechnic.