Modern Organizational Theory vs. Improvisation

Modern Organizational Theory vs. Improvisation "Organization theory deals with the formal structure, internal working, and external environment of complex human behavior within organizations. As a field spanning several disciplines, it prescribes how work and workers out to be organized and attempts to explain the actual consequences of organizational behavior (including individual behavior) on work done and on the organization itself.”(Gordon and Milkavoich, 147) It has been evolving for centuries on how should work be done …

…is uncertainty, few precedents, reliable resources or protocols, few facts and suitable routines; “when there is little way of evaluating the relative efficacy of the various alternatives; and when there is pressure to act in a short time or with resources that appear to be sufficient. Modern organizational theory can only go so far to solve public administrative problems, but with creative thinking such as improvising more can be done for the community. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**