Organizational Theory and Intergovernmental Relations

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Discusses effects of intergovernmental relations & power & politics on efficiency & effectiveness, governmental process, & citizen control. Identifies 2 major domains of organizational theory that applies to public organizations. Public interest objectives. Conflicts in public demands (efficiency & lower costs vs. services). Issues of accountability.

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"Organizational Theory in Public Administration: Effects of Intergovernmental Relations and Power and Politics on
Efficiency and Effectiveness, Governmental Process and Citizen Control


Domains of organizational theory may be defined on several different bases, depending upon the lens through which the body of theory is viewed. Domains of organizational theory in relation to public organizations, such as (1) intergovernmental relations and (2) power and politics typically, would not be directly applicable to private organizations, although elements of each of these two areas of interest would be found in domains appropriate for assessing private organizations (Daft, 1998).


Of the several domains of organizational theory as applied to public organizations identified, the two domains identified..."

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