Organisational behaviour in the public sector : a critical introduction /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fenwick, John (Professor of Public management) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2021.
Colección:Emerald points.
Temas:
Public administration > Management.
Organizational behavior.
Administration publique (Science) > Gestion.
Comportement organisationnel.
Public administration.
Political Science > Public Affairs & Administration.
Organizational behavior
Public administration > Management
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • List of Cases
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1: Scope and Purpose
  • Introduction
  • What is Organisational Behaviour?
  • Challenging the Public Organisation
  • Global Relevance
  • Scope of this Book
  • The Public Organisation in Turbulent Times
  • References
  • 2: Power and Control
  • Introduction
  • Hard and Soft Power
  • Public Sector Practice
  • Some Theoretical Considerations
  • Marxism
  • Feminism
  • Foucault
  • Postmodernism
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 3: Voice and Blame
  • Introduction
  • Bullying
  • Knowledge, Learning and Whistleblowing
  • The Learning Organisation
  • Can Public Organisations be Learning Organisations?
  • Silence, Voice and Blame
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 4: Leadership
  • Introduction: Orthodox Approaches to Leadership
  • Narcissism
  • Leadership or Management? Examples from Local Government
  • Public Sector Leadership: The Elected Mayor
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 5: Structure and Culture
  • Introduction
  • Types of Structure
  • Some Conventional Structures
  • Bureaucratic Structures
  • Internal Structural Changes
  • Organisational Culture
  • Approaches to Culture
  • Cultural Change and Conflict
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 6: Ethics and Values
  • Introduction
  • Values, Ethics and Morals
  • Does the Public Sector Organisation have Distinctive Values?
  • But is it so Simple?
  • Putting Espoused Values into Practice
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 7: Conclusions: Challenging the Public Organisation
  • Power
  • Historical and International
  • Learning
  • Leadership
  • Managing Culture and Reorganising Structures
  • Challenging the Public Organisation
  • References
  • Index

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