Organization Theory and Governance for the 21st Century: A Practical Public Service Approach

Organization theory is one of the most interesting, useful, and dynamic fields in public administration and public policy, and no student should complete their degree without at least one course in the subject.Yet many believe the field is full of “old dead ideas” - or at least ideas that went dormant somewhere around the second half of the 20th Century. Organization Theory and Governance for the 21st Century: A Public Service Approach, Second Edition breathes new life into this worthy field of study, providing the rich theoretical background students need to analyze and take effective action in public and nonprofit organizations to support contemporary, democratic governance -- all within a sociopolitical context that is increasingly complicated. While other books offer historical or thematic overviews of organization theories, this unique textbook explores concepts accessible to-and actionable by-practitioners, alongside the available scientific evidence supporting (or not!) the conc