Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizations

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Autor(a) principal: Pinto, Rogério F.
Data de Publicação: 1981
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Administração Pública
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/11598
Resumo: A large body of theory exists which purposely explains the nature of organizations in general. Little however is postulated specifically about public organizations. To the extent that this statement is valid there really does not exist a theory of public organizations to speak of, in the light of Simon and Barnard's contributions. While the literature on public bureaucracies is abundant, it does not treat them as organizations but as components of the wider political system. This statement discusses the extent to which Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon have contributed to the understanding of public organizations, regardless of whether such contributions can be labelled as public organization theory building, a query which the Author does not want to discuss.
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spelling Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizationsContribuciones críticas de Chester Barnard y la teoría de las organizaciones públicas de Herbert SimonCritica as contribuições de Chester Barnard e Herbert Simon à teoria das organizações públicas A large body of theory exists which purposely explains the nature of organizations in general. Little however is postulated specifically about public organizations. To the extent that this statement is valid there really does not exist a theory of public organizations to speak of, in the light of Simon and Barnard's contributions. While the literature on public bureaucracies is abundant, it does not treat them as organizations but as components of the wider political system. This statement discusses the extent to which Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon have contributed to the understanding of public organizations, regardless of whether such contributions can be labelled as public organization theory building, a query which the Author does not want to discuss. Diversas teorias pretendem explicar a natureza das organizações em geral, mas pouca coisa é especificamente proposta em relação às organizações públicas - aquelas suja existência está confinada aos limites do contexto governamental e que estão empenhadas na busca do indefinível interesse público. Esta afirmação é válida na medida em que não há, na realidade, à luz das contribuições de Simon e Barnard, uma teoria das organizações públicas a que se possa fazer referência. Embora seja abundante a literatura sobre as burocracias públicas, nela não são as mesmas tratadas como organizações, mas como componentes do sistema político mais amplo. Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EBAPE)1981-09-26info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/11598Brazilian Journal of Public Administration; Vol. 15 No. 3 (1981); 71 a 76Revista de Administração Pública; Vol. 15 Núm. 3 (1981); 71 a 76Revista de Administração Pública; v. 15 n. 3 (1981); 71 a 761982-31340034-7612reponame:Revista de Administração Públicainstname:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)instacron:FGVporhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/11598/10536Pinto, Rogério F.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2013-09-26T18:57:00Zoai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/11598Revistahttps://ebape.fgv.br/publicacoes/rapONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||rap@fgv.br1982-31340034-7612opendoar:2013-09-26T18:57Revista de Administração Pública - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizations
Contribuciones críticas de Chester Barnard y la teoría de las organizaciones públicas de Herbert Simon
Critica as contribuições de Chester Barnard e Herbert Simon à teoria das organizações públicas
title Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizations
spellingShingle Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizations
Pinto, Rogério F.
title_short Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizations
title_full Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizations
title_fullStr Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizations
title_full_unstemmed Critical contributions of Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon's theory of public organizations
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description A large body of theory exists which purposely explains the nature of organizations in general. Little however is postulated specifically about public organizations. To the extent that this statement is valid there really does not exist a theory of public organizations to speak of, in the light of Simon and Barnard's contributions. While the literature on public bureaucracies is abundant, it does not treat them as organizations but as components of the wider political system. This statement discusses the extent to which Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon have contributed to the understanding of public organizations, regardless of whether such contributions can be labelled as public organization theory building, a query which the Author does not want to discuss.
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