Art of Judgment - A Study of Policy Making

Klappentext This classic book by Sir Geoffrey Vickers first published 30 years ago speaks to both the student/academic and the practitioner interested in understanding decision-making in organizational settings. As the biographical essay elucidates, Vickers' ideas arose from his rich and multifaceted career as a practitioner. His work provides for the integration of theory and practice that is without parallel anywhere in the literature. Written in a lively and accessible style The Art of Judgment continues to be a seminal work for scholars seeking to develop an interpretive and critical account of management and organization. This work is a study which transcends both a narrow and scientific view of administrative behaviour and lays the groundwork for a view of management thought and action grounded in the world of human experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor¿s Introduction - Henry D Kass Foreword to the Centenary Edition of The Art of Judgement - Guy B Adams, Bayard L Catron and Scott D N Cook Exercise in the Creation of Form - Margaret Blunden The Life of Sir Geoffrey Vickers Foreword to the 1983 Edition - Kenneth E Boulding Poem Preface to the Original Edition Introduction to the Original Edition PART ONE: POLICY-MAKING AS A MENTAL SKILL The Regulation of Institutions Appreciation Three Case Studies in Appreciation The Appreciative System Prediction Innovation Valuation The Limits of the Regulable PART TWO: POLICY-MAKING AS AN INSTITUTIONAL PROCESS Institutions as Dynamic Systems Political Choice and Market Choice Growth Accountability Internal Criteria of Success PART THREE: POLICY-MAKING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DECISION SITUATION The Decision Situation Decision as Learning The Elusive Issue The Budgetary Decision Allocative and Integrative Decisions The Decision under Protest PART FOUR: POLICY-MAKING WITHIN THE HUMAN-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM The Human-Ecological System ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Geoffrey Vickers, Sir Geoffrey Vickers
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.11.1995
• EAN: 9780803973633
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-7363-3
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: Advances in Public Administrat; Rethinking Public Administration; Rethinking Public Administration; Advances in Public Administrat; Rethinking Public Administrati
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Political science & theory, Management decision making, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government, Central government, American Government & Politics