Theories of Public Organization

Robert Denhardt

Cengage Learning, Jan 30, 2007 - Political Science - 240 pages

This brief, readable overview of public administration theory is the only book of its kind. In an area where ideas really make a difference, as those ideas directly affect the way we act in administration, the book's presentation of multiple viewpoints enables students to develop their own philosophies of public administration, and helps them relate theory to application.
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About the author

Robert B. Denhardt is Professor and Director of Leadership Development in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, Regents Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Delaware. A past president of the American Society for Public Administration and a member of the National Academy of Public Administration, Dr. Denhardt has published twenty-two books, including THE DANCE OF LEADERSHIP, THE NEW PUBLIC SERVICE, MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THEORIES OF PUBLIC ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: AN ACTION ORIENTATION, IN THE SHADOW OF ORGANIZATION, and THE PURSUIT OF SIGNIFICANCE.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Theories of Public Organization
• Author: Robert Denhardt
• Edition: 5, revised
• Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007
• ISBN: 0495097063, 9780495097068
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General; Political Science / General; Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration