Public organizations in Asia
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Public organizations in Asia
Routledge, 2017
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Public Organizations in Asia introduces students to the fundamental theories of organizations and teaches them how to analyze different types of public organizations in East and Southeast Asia. Moving away from traditional Western theory and examples, this textbook provides numerous case studies of Asian organizations where different ideologies, administrative tradition, and social circumstances prevail.
Key pedagogical features of Public Organizations in Asia include:
Learning objectives for each chapter
End of chapter discussion questions
Short student exercises
Concise case studies throughout the chapters
Training students to be future leaders of Asian public organizations, this book is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate courses on public administration in Asia. It will also be a useful supplementary text for courses on comparative public administration.
Table of Contents
1. Why Should We Study Public Organizations?
2. Administering a Public Organization
3. Organizational Structure
4. Power in and around Public Organizations
5. Missions, Goals, and Planning
6. Bureaucratic Expansion
7. Environment and Public Organization
8. How to Motivate Bureaucrats?
9. Organization and Culture
10. Communicating and Networking in and around Public Organizations
11. Organizational Change and Decision-Making
12. Performance Management in Public Organizations
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