Mastering Public Administration: From Max Weber to Dwight Waldo

by Brian R. Fry

A comprehensive summary of the work and contributions of the leading theorists in public administration. Fry's original essays focus on the pioneers in the field whose work largely shaped the current contours of the field. They include Max Weber, Frederick Taylor, Luther Gulick, Mary Parker Follett, Elton Mayo, Chester Barnard, Herbert Simon, and Dwight Waldo.

Genres: Academic, Politics, Nonfiction

504 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1989

Reviews

[Sunnyvajiram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok

[R. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like most textbooks that I've read cover to cover in my life, this one had moments when it was really and genuinely interesting. I think that the most interesting for me were the earliest theorists in terms of time periods. A lot of that has to do with the fact that their theories were far out at times and that made them interesting even if I would never be able to take them seriously and be a believer. The more current the theorist the more complicated and difficult to follow it seemed to become which wasn't exactly surprising as it seems to follow along with the trend for the bureaucracy and administration itself to have become more complex and daunting over time.

[Lolistha90 · Rating 4 out of 5]

good books