David Lamond
Biographic Data
| ID | 5526713 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Lamond |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Lamond |
| SIGNATURE | LAMOND D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5372-0103 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The eighteenth century antecedents of bureaucracy, the Cameralists
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show that the master narrative of bureaucracy of Max Weber had deep roots in the development of public administration in Germany. Design/methodology/approach One nearly forgotten predecessor of Weber's was Johann Gottlob von Justi, an eighteenth century Cameralist. This paper compares his work with Weber in order to shed new light on the evolution of the theory and practice of bureaucracy. Findings By takin…
Dilemmas of Measuring Performance in a Government Trading Enterprise
In 1990, the State Bank of New South Wales was incorporated as a company, with a view to its eventual Privatisation (which occurred formally on 31 December 1994). Key to the Privatisation process was the attainment of improved organisational performance so that the bank would be seen as an attractive proposition by potential purchasers. Its annual reports in the period 1990‐93 suggested this improvement had indeed occurred. However, a recent case…
Establishing a Senior Executive Service
The Irrational Use of Weber's Ideal Types
Max Weber's model of bureaucracy has been widely criticised as incapable of adequately capturing empirical reality, internally inconsistent, and inappropriately juxtaposed with the concepts of efficiency and rationality. This article first argues that much of this criticism can be disregarded as irrelevant, insofar as it has been largely based on a misinterpretation of Weber's conceptions, and then explores a variety of reasons for this misinterp…
The Irrational Use of Weber's Ideal Types
Max Weber's model of bureaucracy has been widely criticised as incapable of adequately capturing empirical reality, internally inconsistent, and inappropriately juxtaposed with the concepts of efficiency and rationality. This article first argues that much of this criticism can be disregarded as irrelevant, insofar as it has been largely based on a misinterpretation of Weber's conceptions, and then explores a variety of reasons for this misinterp…
The Irrational Use of Weber's Ideal Types
Max Weber's model of bureaucracy has been widely criticised as incapable of adequately capturing empirical reality, internally inconsistent, and inappropriately juxtaposed with the concepts of efficiency and rationality. This article first argues that much of this criticism can be disregarded as irrelevant, insofar as it has been largely based on a misinterpretation of Weber's conceptions, and then explores a variety of reasons for this misinterp…
Establishing a Senior Executive Service
Dilemmas of Measuring Performance in a Government Trading Enterprise
In 1990, the State Bank of New South Wales was incorporated as a company, with a view to its eventual Privatisation (which occurred formally on 31 December 1994). Key to the Privatisation process was the attainment of improved organisational performance so that the bank would be seen as an attractive proposition by potential purchasers. Its annual reports in the period 1990‐93 suggested this improvement had indeed occurred. However, a recent case…
The eighteenth century antecedents of bureaucracy, the Cameralists
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show that the master narrative of bureaucracy of Max Weber had deep roots in the development of public administration in Germany. Design/methodology/approach One nearly forgotten predecessor of Weber's was Johann Gottlob von Justi, an eighteenth century Cameralist. This paper compares his work with Weber in order to shed new light on the evolution of the theory and practice of bureaucracy. Findings By takin…
Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Bureaucracy (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)