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Coordination Without Hierarchy: Informal Structures in Multiorganizational Systems
Donald Chisholm
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Paperback. Using the public transit system of the San Francisco Bay Area for illustrative purposes, Chisholm argues that, contrary to contemporary canons of public administration, we should actively resist the temptations to consolidate and centralize our public organizations. Num Pages: 292 pages, 7 tables, 10 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
The organizational history of American government during the past 100 years has been written principally in terms of the creation of larger and larger public organizations. Beginning with the Progressive movement, no matter the goal, the reflexive response has been to consolidate and centralize into formal hierarchies. That efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability, and the coordination necessary to achieve them, are promoted by such reorganizations has become widely accepted. Borrowing from social psychology, sociology, political science, and public administration, and using the public transit system of the San Francisco Bay area for illustrative purposes, Donald Chisholm directly challenges this received ... Read more
The organizational history of American government during the past 100 years has been written principally in terms of the creation of larger and larger public organizations. Beginning with the Progressive movement, no matter the goal, the reflexive response has been to consolidate and centralize into formal hierarchies. That efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability, and the coordination necessary to achieve them, are promoted by such reorganizations has become widely accepted. Borrowing from social psychology, sociology, political science, and public administration, and using the public transit system of the San Francisco Bay area for illustrative purposes, Donald Chisholm directly challenges this received ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520080379
SKU
V9780520080379
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About Donald Chisholm
Donald Chisholm is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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