Dimensions of Rationality and PPBS

Abstract

The concept of rationality provides a link between the structure of PPBS and administrative behavior. Many implications, of PPBS for administrative programs can be elaborated through an analysis of the dimensions of rationality. This chapter examines how the structure of PPBS can be translated into that of organization. Once a PPBS structure is translated into the structure of organizational behavior, it becomes possible to study further some implications of PPBS through organizational concepts and theory. This chapter does not attempt to examine a relationship between PPBS and any particular organization.