The Administrative Factor by Bernard Schaffer - 9780367143633

Name: The Administrative Factor by Bernard Schaffer - 9780367143633
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Administrative FactorPapers in Organization, Politics and Development\nAuthor(s): Bernard Schaffer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367143633, 978-0367143633\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1973, the chapters in this volume tackle a wide range of problems arising from this process of modernization. The first section looks at the discussion of ideas and theories about administration in the nineteenth century, when some organizational ideology became firmly-rooted and went unquestioned for many years. These chapters also examine the inevitable questions of reform and major reorganization which later arose in the United States, Britain and elsewhere.\n\nThe second section moves on from the theory and practice of administrative structures to some consideration of practical problems within organizations, problems of personnel and administrative method. Management questions of staff conditions and careers and j.