Marshall Dimockʼns deflective organizational theory

Abstract

In a significant, but iconoclastic, approach to Public Administration Marshall Dimock introduced many sprawling concepts, approaches, and arguments to modern organization theory. Dimock, a contemporary of Herbert A. Simon, challenged traditional wisdom with his gradual deflection away from conventional organization and administrative theories. Contrary to Simon's opinions, Dimock linked Public Administration back to classical thought, and rejected the modernistsʼn definition of progress and the growth/decay explanations for organization development.

Citation

Stever, J.A. (2003), "Marshall Dimockʼns deflective organizational theory", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 385-404. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-07-03-2004-B005