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Ties that Bind: The Link between Functions of Public Sector Manager in Tanzania and Luther Gulick’s Notes on The Theory of Organization

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  • Marijani Ramadhani

    (Tanzania Public Service College, Tabora, Tanzania)

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This paper reflects Gulick’s notes on the theory of organization in the context of Public Sector Manager’s work milieu in Tanzania. Using the Performance Improvement Model (PIM) as the proxy the paper instantiates the POSDCORB by drawing the parallels between the POSDCORB mnemonic and PIM and therefore corroborates Gulick’s summation. We argue that in order to apply the classic theory of organization in today’s public administration an attempt should be made to view organization theory from a design perspective. The paper recommends that more research should be done to instantiate POSDCORB and contributes to the corpus knowledge of public administration discipline.

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  • Marijani Ramadhani, 2018. "Ties that Bind: The Link between Functions of Public Sector Manager in Tanzania and Luther Gulick’s Notes on The Theory of Organization," HOLISTICA – Journal of Business and Public Administration, Sciendo, vol. 9(2), pages 95-106, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:hjobpa:v:9:y:2018:i:2:p:95-106:n:6
    DOI: 10.2478/hjbpa-2018-0014
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    1. Paul P. Van Riper, 1998. "Luther gulick, public administration and classical management," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(2-4), pages 187-233.
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      Theory of Organization; Performance Improvement Model; POSDCORB;
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      JEL classification:

      • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
      • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
      • L32 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises

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