A bestseller throughout the world, this timely new edition of Classics of Organization Theory will be as popular as ever with Political Science students. A collection of the most important works on the subject, written by the most influential authors in the field, Classics tells the history of organization theory through the words of the great ...
"Classic Readings In Organizational Behavior" is organized around the field's most discussed themes: leadership, motivation, teams and groups, effects of the work environment, power and influence, and organizational change. Within each of these thematic sections, the readings are presented chronologically so students can better understand the ...
The Non-Profit Sector: An Overview is a collection of the most insightful and accessible writings about the nonprofit sector in the U. S. and its organizations. The book discusses everything from Andrew Carnegie's turn-of-the-century philosophy of philanthropy, to the most recent writings by current scholars and practitioners. Accordingly, the ...
Offering more than 40 works representative of the many contributions to the field of organizational behaviour, this work provides the framework for understanding the articles' place in the history of the field and the impact that particular articles have had on current developments in the field of organizational behaviour. The readings are ...
J. Steven Otts Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and Management is a collection of the most insightful and most recent readings about the challenges of managing a nonprofit organization in the United States. The anthology examines the distinctiveness of nonprofit organizations through the writing of scholars, ...
Grounded in the assumptions that public administration is more than the application of business administration tools to the management of government agencies and that values and ethics are central to all aspects of public administration, this unique new reader examines the nature, scope, structures, functions, and challenges facing public ...
This volume contains all the vital resources needed for effective management in government. The readings collected in this book trace the history and nature of public management, examine the role of computers, and discuss privatization. Chapters on management practices cover effective decision-making, proper planning, budgeting, productivity, and ...
In this analysis of the National and State Rural Development Councils (NRDC and SRDC), the authors examine the successes and failures of the original eight councils in Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.
The study of nonprofit management is a relatively new field, and this is one of the first books to pull together the best information available for those interested in the intricacies of directing and managing a nonprofit enterprise. The book contains thirty-one articles, including reprints from other sources and original contributions written ...
In this analysis of the National and State Rural Development Councils (NRDC and SRDC), the authors examine the successes and failures of the original eight councils in Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.
Intended for courses in Organizational Behavior and Organization Theory taught in departments of political science, public administration, sociology, and business administration. This reader includes a chronology of the important historical events in the field and an extensive introduction that allows it to stand alone as a text.
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