ABSTRACT

Public Organizations in Asia introduces students to the fundamental theories of organizations and teaches them how to analyze different types of public organizations in East and Southeast Asia. Moving away from traditional Western theory and examples, this textbook provides numerous case studies of Asian organizations where different ideologies, administrative tradition, and social circumstances prevail.

Key pedagogical features of Public Organizations in Asia include:

  • Learning objectives for each chapter
  • End of chapter discussion questions
  • Short student exercises
  • Concise case studies throughout the chapters

Training students to be future leaders of Asian public organizations, this book is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate courses on public administration in Asia. It will also be a useful supplementary text for courses on comparative public administration.

chapter 1|19 pages

Why should we study public organizations?

chapter 2|13 pages

Administering a public organization

chapter 3|16 pages

Organizational structure

chapter 4|14 pages

Power in and around public organizations

chapter 5|15 pages

Missions, goals and planning

chapter 6|18 pages

Bureaucratic expansion

chapter 8|16 pages

How to motivate bureaucrats

chapter 9|19 pages

Organization and culture

chapter 11|16 pages

Organizational change and decision making