Test in the Testing Center? Test One 2011 Week One What is Public Administration and Why Should I Care? -- What’s the big deal about working for the government? Lecture: Defining PA – What it IS‚ What it Isn’t Lecture: Woodrow Wilson‚ the Father of American Public Administration Readings Definitions lists on pages 2-3 Three Orthogonal Lists by Graham Allison (handout) Reading on Public Administration by Woodrow Wilson in Stillman Working for the Government is Cool
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. PRODUCTIVITY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION The issue of productivity management sometimes referred to as performance management is an area of great concern to public mangers. There are several strategies that can be used in public management but the selection and use of the most suitable one depends on the situation and the manager involved. Managers in the public sector are usually confronted with complex problems that require strategy thinking in order to find the most suitable way forward
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Ethics plays different rolls in public administration based upon the type of administration. After all‚ an administration is a business and it has to make money to survive. If businesses in public administration based the ethics of each individual employee‚ then the administration would fail. For example‚ a state employee dealing with welfare for a citizen feels that the citizen should get more money than authorized by the state; by allowing this for one it would only be ethical to do for everyone
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THE TENETS OF BEURAUCRATIC APPROACH IN THE STUDY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION INTRODUCTION A bureaucracy is a way of administratively organizing large numbers of people who need to work together. Organizations in the public and private sector‚ including universities and governments‚ rely on bureaucracies to function. The term bureaucracy literally means “rule by desks or offices‚” a definition that highlights the often impersonal character of bureaucracies. Even though bureaucracies sometimes seem
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Soda Tax The Policy: In February 2013‚ Senator Bill Monning‚ D-Carmel‚ proposed the soda tax that would charge a 1-cent-per ounce tax on sweetened beverages‚ such as sodas. This is described to be as part of an effort to help fight child obesity through improving nutrition and fitness programs. History: One of the biggest epidemics facing Americans right now is obesity. One can argue that soda and other sugary drinks are the biggest contributor because of all the “empty calories
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Assignment SEMESTER 2 2012/2013 PSCI 2523 INSTRUCTOR “ACCOUNTABILITY” | NAME | MATRIC NO. | SECTION | 1 | | 1 | | | | | INTRODUCTION. When the word Public Administration come accross one’s mind‚ people would think of government civil workers and bureaucracy in government office. However‚ Public Administration is wider than that. It comprises of many part among them are technical issues‚financal issues
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Challenges to the Reforming of Public Administration in Russia It can be argued that effective public administration is perhaps the most important post-communist structural reform priority in Russia. Without effective reform in this arena‚ other types of reform are not viable or would be ineffective in its implementation. While reform in the public sector has been made in many areas the progress has been slowed significantly by various cultural‚ ideological and other barriers. Volumes can be
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3.3 Public Policy Policy Analysis of 825.102 Many believed the charges in Florida for aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult were too lenient. Because of these concerns there was a change in Florida law to solve this problem. On July 1‚ 2008 Florida law was changed to ease the worries of those seeking justice for their loved ones. Bill 825.102 redefined the severity of first and second degree charges. The changed bill states that “A person who commits aggravated abuse of an
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Theory Development in Public Administration Guy B. Adams‚ University of Missouri-Columbia What impact has the "culture of modernity" had on the field of public administration? Guy B. Adams contends that the American cultural preoccupation with modernity has shaped the study of puhlic administration into an ahistorical and atemporal field that stresses technical rationality and has limited capacity to address critical questions facing society. This approach to public administration puts its emphasis on
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Basic Concepts of PR Public Relations as Process (RACE) 1. Research 2. Action ( Program planning) 3. Communication 4. Evaluation Public relations: the management of relationships between an organization and its publics. Public Relations differs from advertising 1. Paid and vs. Free 2. Guaranteed placement vs. No guarantee 3. Mass media vs. Range of communication channels 4. Selling vs. Public understanding 5. External audience vs. Both external and internal Tools
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