Modernism,administration, and the post-progressive era |
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Authors: | James A Stever |
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Institution: | Department of Political Science , University of Cincinnati , 45221, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Abstract: | Beginning in the 1920s a group of theorists made a significant departure from Progressive administrative theory. These Post-Progressives argued that organizations must be more than efficient producers; they must be institutions within which individuals can develop their creative potential. Toward this end, they emphasized a unified science of organizations and leadership. In so doing, the Post-Progressives believed that they were extending the course of modernity itself. The abandonment of the Post-Progressive synthesis between efficiency and human oriented organizations risks not only the viability of modern organizations but the course of modernity as well. |
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