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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Goodsell, Charles T. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Administration as ritual |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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1997 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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p.939-61 |
| 362 ## - DATES OF PUBLICATION AND/OR SEQUENTIAL DESIGNATION |
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Apr-May |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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Public administration as an activity possesses in large degree the formal attributes of secular collective ritual, e.g., repetition, role playing, stylization, order, staging, and creation of meaning. Three types of administrative ritual can be identified: explicit rites, such as ceremonies and regularized events; formalistic processes, like budgeting and auditing; and expressive programs, exemplified by anti-drug campaigns and rural free delivery. Rituals constructed inside organizations tend to use specialized language and involve active participation; those directed to outsiders employ lay language and dramatic forms. Ritual in administration is unavoidable, and it affects different observers differently. If excessively compelling, it could be dangerous, but within proper constraints it helps to state collective purpose and reinforces common bonds. - Reproduced |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Public administration - United States |
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Public administration |
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International Journal of Public Administration |
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