Public Organizational Theory

Author: Zhang Jiandong Lu Jiangbing Lu Jiangbing
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the Ministry of Education's "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" and the "New Century Higher Education Teaching Reform Project." It is a curriculum textbook for the 21st century. Combining the current reform of government institutions and the rise of public administration in China, the book provides a relatively comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the main subject of public administration—public organizations. Through research on issues such as the connotation, theoretical development, structure, personnel, culture, external environment, behavior, management and operation, effectiveness, and transformation and development of public organizations, it aims to outline the disciplinary system of public organization studies, reflect its fundamental content, and highlight the characteristics of public organizations as well as new achievements in public organization research. This book can be used as a textbook for undergraduate students majoring in public administration-related fields in higher education, and it is also suitable for MPA students and practicing personnel in various levels of public management departments for learning and training purposes.