Organisational Behaviour in the Public Sector

Organisational Behaviour in the Public Sector

Author: John Fenwick

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-11-22

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 180071422X

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This book adopts a highly critical approach to the ways in which organisations have been analysed by orthodox theories and offers instead a perspective on elements of organisational behaviour including leadership and its failures, structures, cultures, bullying and the denial of individual voice.


Organization Theory and the Public Sector

Organization Theory and the Public Sector

Author: Tom Christensen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-10-30

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1134080255

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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.


Organisational Behaviour in the Public Sector

Organisational Behaviour in the Public Sector

Author: John Fenwick

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-11-22

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1800714203

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This book adopts a highly critical approach to the ways in which organisations have been analysed by orthodox theories and offers instead a perspective on elements of organisational behaviour including leadership and its failures, structures, cultures, bullying and the denial of individual voice.


Organizational Behavior and Public Management, Revised and Expanded

Organizational Behavior and Public Management, Revised and Expanded

Author: Michael L. Vasu

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 1351555588

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Organizational Behavior and Public Management reveals how organizational behavior enables managers to direct resources that advance the programs and policies of public and government. This edition offers a public sector perspective of core topics, such as communication, decision-making, leadership, management ethics, motivation, organizational change, participation and performance appraisal. Contemporary Psychology called this book "skillful and comprehensive...There is a need for a text like this...the device of juxtaposing theory and application is a sound one." The authors discuss such topics as communication, decision making, worker participation and total quality management, organizational change, management systems, information, computers and organization theory in public management.


Understanding and Managing Public Organizations

Understanding and Managing Public Organizations

Author: Hal G. Rainey

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-08-24

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 0787980005

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In the third edition of his award-winning book, Hal G. Rainey provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of research on public organizations and management. Drawing on a review of the most current research about government organizations and managers— and about effective and ineffective practices in government— this important resource offers specific suggestions for managing these challenges in today's public organizations. Using illustrative, real-life vignettes and examples, the book provides expert analysis of organizational design, goals, power, effectiveness, leadership, motivation and work attitudes, decisionmaking, and more.


Organizational Behavior

Organizational Behavior

Author: Afsaneh Nahavandi

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2013-12-13

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 1483312925

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Organizational Behavior is a unique text that thoroughly explores the topic of organizational behavior using a strengths-based, action-oriented approach while integrating important topics such as leadership, creativity and innovation, and the global society. Authors Afsaneh Nahavandi, Robert B. Denhardt, Janet V. Denhardt, and Maria P. Aristigueta focus on the interactions among individuals, groups, and organizations to illustrate how various organizational behavior topics fit together. This text challenges students to develop greater personal, interpersonal, and organizational skills in business environments, as well as utilize their own strengths and the strengths of others to achieve organizational commitment and success.


Citizenship and Management in Public Administration

Citizenship and Management in Public Administration

Author: Eran Vigoda-Gadot

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9781781957721

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Citizenship and Management in Public Administration is an exciting journey into the nexus between two separate but close worlds: citizenship orientations and citizenship behavior as reflected in political science theory on one hand, and organizational sciences, work studies, management, and public administration on the other. The authors have combined theoretical thinking with empirical findings to support their theories, and the data presented has been collected over almost a decade of field studies and surveys of public organizations. Dealing with the nature and meaning of citizenship, this book looks at behavior and involvement in modern public worksites. The interdisciplinary studies are all concerned with achieving better integration of the theories and ideas on citizenship and bureaucracies, which are more frequently treated as independent domains in the social sciences. However, the authors suggest that they are closely related and should be analyzed in relation to one another. This unique book will appeal to academics of management and organizational behavior, public administration and those involved in researching the not-for-profit, or third, sector.


Motivation in Public Management

Motivation in Public Management

Author: James L. Perry

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2008-05-15

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0191552836

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Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service joins a long-standing debate about what drives the behavior of government employees and others who are engaged in the public's business. For many centuries, public service was considered a noble calling and, more recently, a profession. During the latter part of the 20th century, however, many scholars called into question both the reality and desirability of a public service ethic. This book draws upon a substantial and growing body of evidence from across disciplines in the social, behavioral, and natural sciences. It asks and answers key questions about the extent to which behavior is fundamentally self- or other-regarding. To paraphrase James Madison, 'public servants are not angels,' but neither are they self-aggrandizing opportunists. The evidence presented in this volume offers a compelling case that motivation theory should be grounded not only in rational choice models, but altruistic and prosocial perspectives as well. In addition to reviewing evidence from many disciplines, the volume extensively reviews research in public management conducted under the rubric of 'public service motivation'. The volume is a comprehensive guide to history, methodology, empirical research, and institutional and managerial implications of research on public service motivation. As the contributors illustrate, the implications transcend particular sectors or countries.


Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

Author: Robert B. Denhardt

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13:

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This book covers all of the essential topics in management and organizational behaviour from the perspective of public and non profit management. It focuses on the importance of understanding the behaviour, motivations, and actions of individuals in the public service and the distinctiveness of management and leadership in public organizations. It contains cases studies, self-assessment exercises, simulations, and evaluative instruments. This book will assist all public managers to develop the skills and understanding they need in order to be effective and responsible.