Leadership in Administration: A Sociological Interpretation / Edition 1

Leadership in Administration: A Sociological Interpretation / Edition 1

by Philip Selznick
ISBN-10:
0520049942
ISBN-13:
9780520049949
Pub. Date:
04/13/1984
Publisher:
University of California Press
ISBN-10:
0520049942
ISBN-13:
9780520049949
Pub. Date:
04/13/1984
Publisher:
University of California Press
Leadership in Administration: A Sociological Interpretation / Edition 1

Leadership in Administration: A Sociological Interpretation / Edition 1

by Philip Selznick
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Overview

From the Preface:
This essay outlines a perspective for the study of leadership in administrative organizations. It was written in the conviction that more reflective, theoretical discussion is needed to guide the gathering of facts that the diagnosis of troubles. This subject, like the larger study of government and society, requires our profoundest intellectual concern. We shall not find any simple prescriptions for sound organizational leadership; nor will it be purchased with a bag of tricks and gadgets. It requires nothing less than the proper ordering of human affairs, including the establishment of social order, the determination of public interest, and the defense of critical values. Thus conceived, our inquiry has ancient roots. The main problems and issues have been known for a long time, although they need to be restated for the purposes of administrative theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780520049949
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 04/13/1984
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 162
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Philip Selznick (January 8, 1919 – June 12, 2010) was professor of sociology and law at the University of California, Berkeley. A noted author in organizational theory, sociology of law and public administration, he wrote such books as The Moral Commonwealth, TVA and the Grass Roots, and Leadership in Administration.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Introduction
2. Routine and Critical Decisions
3. The Definition of Mission and Role
4. The Institutional Embodiment of Purpose
5. Conclusion

Index
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