Concepts and Issues in Administrative Behavior (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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How decision-making shapes public administration and organizational action
This essay explores what decision-making means in the field of public administration and why it should be at the center of study. It argues that a discipline needs a clear center to stay coherent while it addresses wide, practical problems in government and management.

The work frames decision-making as a core activity that guides how leaders plan, organize, and direct people and resources. It connects the way agencies interpret environmental inputs to the choices they make and the actions they implement. Readers will see how the environment, organizations, and decision processes interact to shape administrative behavior.

• How information from the environment enters organizations and how it is interpreted as tasks to be performed.


• Ways in which short-run inputs and long-run experiences influence planning and action.


• Different roles of the executive as a decision-maker within varying organizational contexts.

Ideal for readers seeking a foundational view of how decisions drive public administration and organizational change.

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