Organizational behavior can be viewed from a traditional, a modernist, or a postmodernist perspective. Choose any one topic in organizational behavior and discuss different approaches to that topic that would come from a traditional, a modernist, or a postmodernist perspective.
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Organizational behavior is an incredibly complex and dynamic field of study. Not only are there a number of different avenues of study but within each focus lies a multitude of theories and perspectives. Bolman and Deal (2008) suggest that the best way to traverse this maze is through different lenses or perspectives of the organization (Bolman & Deal, 2008).
While the lenses that Bolman and Deal propose (structural, human resource, political and symbolic) and very useful for a practical approach to organization understanding and management, there are other perspectives that may be more useful from a more theoretical and scholarly approach. These perspectives are the traditional, modernist, and postmodernist approaches to understanding organizational behavior. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: interpretivism, postmodernism, postmodernity, power, public administration
Yea, ok, so it may be weird. When I tell people that I’ve been listening to Christmas music for about three weeks now (and periodically throughout the year), I get weird looks and a, “man this guy needs help” kind of look. I mean, can I help it if I like the feeling of Christmas? So I wanted to take 5 minutes to explain why I begin listening to Christmas music in the middle of October. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Christian, Christmas, family, God, holiday, Jesus Christ, love, money, Muhammad, power, republicans, tradition, values
Brandon C.
PAF 602 (Fall 2008)
Abstract
Ostrom, V. (1989). The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration. University Alabama Press.
Vincent Ostrom’s The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration is an argument against bureaucratic administration in favor of democratic administration. Ostrom sees a fundamental dichotomy in the field of public administration and presses for a paradigm shift in classical Kuhn fashion. This shift is away from the traditional theory of public administration as layed out by Woodrow Wilson, Max Weber, and others. Drawing upon Alexis Tocqueville, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and others, Ostrom argues that fragmentation of authority and overlapping jurisdiction allow for less abuse of power and greater efficiency in administration. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: abstract, abuse, critique, efficiency, power, public administration
