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020			_a9781119705895
040			_cPK-LaUMT
082			_a351 _bRAI-U
100	1		_aRainey, Hal G. _913358
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding and managing public organizations : _bessential texts for nonprofit and public leadership and management / _cHal G. Rainey, Sergio Fernandez and Deanna Malatesta
250			_a6th ed.
260			_aHoboken : _bJossey-Bass, _c2021
300			_axx, 572 p.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis book, through five editions, has met a need in course curricula in graduate courses in public administration and affairs, and has served as a reference book for scholars and doctoral students in this field. The book presents the major ideas and insights from organization theory, which focuses on the main dimensions and processes of organizations, including organizational goals and effectiveness, strategy, decision-making, structure and design, organizational change, operating environments, and related topics. This sixth edition has been updated to reflect developments in the field since the publication of the fifth edition in 2014. -- Provided by publisher
546			_aeng
650			_aPublic administration
700	1		_aFernandez, Sergio _913359
700	1		_aMalatesta, Deanna _913360
942			_cBK
999			_c141302 _d141302