A Normative Approach to Organization Theory and Practice for Public Organizations in the 21st Century- First Edition
Author: Dr. James E. Pittman ISBN 978-098254502-7
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| Organization theory focuses on formal and informal structures, internal dynamics, and surrounding social environments of complex human organizations. Organization theory spans several academic disciplines (i.e business administration, economics, political science, psychology, statistics, sociology, as well as public administration), and the discipline emphasizes, at different times, the need of management, the need and motivations of workers, and the relationships between organizations and their environments.
This textbook, A Normative Approach To Organization Theory and Practice For Public Organizations in the 21st Century, provides a conceptual framework and fundamental challenge for leaders and members of organizations, that of integrating and coordinating the components and domains of the organization. It includes the organization's environment, its strategy and decision-making processes, its goals and values, its culture, its structure, its authority and power relationships, its communication processes, why organizations organize or re-organize, and of course its people---the organization's leaders, teams, and groups, and their motivation, work attitudes, and behaviors.
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James E. Pittman is Chairperson and Professor of the Department of Public Administration located within the College of Business and Public Administration at Southern University at New Orleans. He holds a Ph. D. in Public Policy and Administration from Jackson State University; an MBA Degree in Business Administration From Jackson State University; and a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. He is a member of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
His articles and reviews have appeared in the International Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Urban Education, Southern Journal of Urban Education, Journal of Academy of Business Disciplines, and Global Digital Business Review (GDRB). He is the Author of the Textbook 21st Century Issues in America: An Introduction to Public Administration Theory and Practice, 2009. Authorhouse Publishing ISBN#978-1-4490-1666-1.
Dr. Pittman has consulted with various corporations, governments, community action agencies, and local planning agencies. For information on obtaining Dr. Pittman's services please call 601-665-8380 or Soar Publishing, LLC at soarpublishingllc.com
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