Administrative Vitality

Originally published in 1960. This title presents a discussion of bureaucracy and enterprise and how they are related and might be combined.

Marshall E. Dimock

Introduction; 1. Vitality in Administration; Part 1: Growth; 2. Pioneering in Big Business 3. Some Theories of Growth 4. Some Theories of Decay; Part 2: Bureaucracy; 5. British Electricity 6. The Traditional Case for Bureaucracy 7. A New Look at Bureaucracy 8. The Pathologies of Bureaucracy; Part 3: Enterprise; 9. Incentive and Idea 10. Person and Process 11. Marks and Spencer; Part 4: The Best of Both Worlds; 12. Integrative Leadership 13. Decentralization 14. Responsibility and Response 15. Power and Security 16. A Vital Economy; Notes; Index