Description
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1947, the fourth edition of this title investigates the impact of changing social values and modern technology on the operation of organisations. Written for managers and other professionals, as well as students in related areas who wish to understand the decision-making processes at the heart of organisation and management.
Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
I. Decision-Making and Administrative Organization
Commentary on Chapter I
II. Some Problems of Administrative Theory
Commentary on Chapter II
III. Fact and Value in Decision-Making
Commentary on Chapter III
IV. Rationality in Administrative Behavior
Commentary on Chapter IV
V. The Psychology of Administrative Decisions
Commentary on Chapter V
VI. The Equilibrium of the Organization
Commentary on Chapter VI
VII. The Role of Authority
Commentary on Chapter VII
VIII. Communication
Commentary on Chapter VIII
IX. The Criterion of Efficiency
Commentary on Chapter IX
X. Loyalties and Organizational Identification
Commentary on Chapter X
XI. The Anatomy of Organization
Commentary on Chapter XI
Appendix: What Is an Administrative Science?
Index
