Chapter 4 and 5 1. There are six premises that Rosenbloom lists that he says underlie most of the theories of organization. List three premises. The structure of an organization affects its behavior 2. The structure of an organization affects the behavior of its workers, participants and perhaps even casual members.
Organizational processes affect organizational and individual behavior.
Organizations can usefully be concepturalized as systems 6. Organizations may have cultures that partially define how their members conceptualize organizational activity and the environment. The merit system is characterized as selection of public servants through the use of open, competitive examination. Traditional favors long-term service, career orientation, and training. The NPM sees employees moving in and out of government easily, having abilities and skills appropriate to public or private employment, and considers training a short-term cost rather than a means of upgrading the government's human resources.