Organization Dimension 
in Public Administration 
Pengantar Ilmu Administrasi Negara 
Defny Holidin
Definition 
Division of 
Labors & 
Responsibilities 
Presence of 
Power 
Substitution 
of personnel 
Social units or human 
groupings deliberately 
constructed and 
reconstructed to seek 
specific goals 
(Amitai Etzioni 1964)
Why Organization?
Premises of Organization Theory 
Structure affects behavior 
Process affects behavior 
Rationally designed to achieve goals in effective & 
efficient manner 
Systematically responds environment 
Cultures partially define members’ conception
Key Elements
Ideal-type Bureaucracy 
Specialized jurisdiction 
Hierarchy of authority 
Permanent structure 
Structured career 
Impersonal relationship 
Formalistic 
Rule-bound activity 
Karl Emil Maximilian 
Weber 1947
Legitimacy to Bureaucracy 
Powerful 
advantages 
Highly 
efficient 
Ever-expanding
Criticisms
Approaches 
Evolutio 
nary 
System 
Human 
Relation 
Scientific 
Manage 
ment 
Politics Legal 
Considerations: 
• Scope of Actors 
• Structure 
• Business Process
1-System Approach 
• Idea 
• Resources 
INPUT 
THROUGHPUT 
• Applying Idea 
• Work Process 
• Goods 
• Service 
OUTPUT
2-Evolutionary Approach
3-Human Relations Approach 
• Human Resource as main actors 
• Sphere for personal life 
• Informal structure and information flow 
• Recognizing human bias
4-Scientific Management Approach 
• Greater emphasis on efficiency & productivity 
• Management by objective 
• Total quality management
5-Political Approach 
• Bureaucratic neutrality from political influence 
• Group representation manifested in structure 
• Bureaucracy’s role in policy formulation & 
implementation
6-Legal approach 
• Independency by the law 
• Emphasizing individual right Vs. group 
representation 
• Procedural fairness & regularity
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Organization dimension in public administration