organization dimension in public administration
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Definition
Division of Labors &
Responsibilities
Presence of Power
Substitution of personnel
Social units or human groupings deliberately
constructed and reconstructed to seek
specific goals
(Amitai Etzioni 1964)
Premises of Organization Theory
Structure affects behavior
Process affects behavior
Rationally designed to achieve goals in effective & efficient manner
Systematically responds environment
Cultures partially define members’ conception
Ideal-type Bureaucracy
Specialized jurisdiction
Hierarchy of authority
Permanent structure
Structured career
Impersonal relationship
Formalistic
Rule-bound activity
Karl Emil Maximilian Weber 1947
Approaches
Evolutionary
System
Human Relation
Scientific Manage
ment
LegalPolitics
Considerations:• Scope of Actors• Structure• Business Process
1-System Approach
• Idea• Resources
INPUT
• Applying Idea• Work Process
THROUGHPUT
• Goods• Service
OUTPUT
3-Human Relations Approach
• Human Resource as main actors
• Sphere for personal life
• Informal structure and information flow
• Recognizing human bias
4-Scientific Management Approach
• Greater emphasis on efficiency & productivity
• Management by objective
• Total quality management
5-Political Approach
• Bureaucratic neutrality from political influence
• Group representation manifested in structure
• Bureaucracy’s role in policy formulation & implementation
6-Legal approach
• Independency by the law
• Emphasizing individual right Vs. group representation
• Procedural fairness & regularity