Organization: Structure, Process, and Results (8th Edition)

Author: (USA) Hall
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Since the Industrial Revolution, human society has increasingly become an organized form; its development is inseparable from the operation of a democratic, efficient, and responsible government. In developed Western countries, public administration, as a mature discipline, has a history of over a century. Today, in line with China's economic prosperity and social progress, government administrative reforms are in full swing. Learning from and drawing lessons from the experiences of developed Western countries in this regard is our irreplaceable historical mission. Currently, there are an abundance of public administration literature internationally. This series of translations, excelling in both theory and practice, aims to carefully select representative works of high value from the vast international literature. This book is one of the most popular textbooks in American organization theory in the past two decades. The author is a renowned American sociologist and management expert. Through structural analysis, the book explains complex organizational phenomena from the perspectives of classic and contemporary theories, based on empirical research. Organizational effectiveness serves as the overarching analytical framework, as the author comprehensively employs institutional theory, contingency models, population ecology theory, rational decision-making models, and other various organizational theories to analyze practical changes and empirical facts in the field of organization. The book features an innovative structure, rich content, and covers topics such as organizational structure and process, power, leadership and decision-making, communication and change. It is suitable for teaching and training needs of Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and other management graduate students, as well as providing significant assistance to researchers, managers, and general readers.