I would define public administration as a complex set of interrelated concepts, it requires judgment and common sense and transference of information; it falls under the legal and political structure, and it is embraced in…
Danielle Broder POL 240 Fall 2015 A Review of The Potential for Public Empowerment through Government Organized Participation by Neal D. Buckwalter. Section One: This article develops a far better theoretical understanding of the linkage between the processes and results related to government-organized public participation, Moreover as its potential to convey power to citizens in guiding administrative decisions. Special focus is given to those factors that form the development and maintenance of the citizen–administrator relationship.…
In addition, public sector standards are higher than before which creates another challenge. The value complexity results in the higher standards (157). The bureaucracies are held to an extremely tough standard that would be strenuous to obtain. The standards are for the bureaucracies to be efficient, of course, and then to also be fair, open, honest, accountable, consistent and responsive (158). Along with the outrageous overload, bureaucracies are also asked to execute things that no one knows how to achieve.…
Introduction The importance of public service values to public, nonprofit organizations, and to administrators are significant. These values guide administrators’ to perform their day-to-day duties and maintain the public’s trust. At some point administrators’ will find themselves in ethical dilemmas and they will need to evaluate and prioritize their personal values, while considering values that are important to the organization. I aim to describe public and/or nonprofit sector values and explain how they encourage democratically, responsible, and ethical decision-making.…
Effectiveness in Human Services The field of Human Services Administration takes on a huge responsibility of taking care of the needs of people in our society and communities. It is of great importance that leaders in this field demonstrate validity, accuracy and an effective outcome. Effectiveness is the capability of producing a desired result. Once something is believed effective, it means it has an intended or expected outcome.…
In his book Catalytic Leadership: Strategies for an Interconnected World Luke tries to answer his question about, "How to provide effective leadership to address interconnected problems with a reduction in fiscal resources, a lack of consensus on options, and involvement of many diverse, independent minded stakeholders?”. Luke talks about the most prominent feature that distinguishes the new era from the past is that today the world truly is interconnected. Luke gives the reader a detailed description of what is required for public leaders to become successful change agents, and how they can be successful. Part 1: The Challenge Facing Public Leaders This is where Luke discusses how interconnected public problems are and that because of this nature a quick fix is almost never possible. Because public policy problems have grown in size and complexity, it is no possible for a single policy maker, organization or agency to properly address them.…
How does the reading define public administration? The reading does not defines public administration instead it focuses on evaluating the functions and conflicts that street-level bureaucrats encounter when delivering government services to the community. Public employees are in charge of evaluating critical decisions that create controversy over the nature of service delivery. Lipsky described “…service delivery through street-level bureaucrats helps explain why street-level bureaucracies are apparently the primary focus of community conflict in the current period, and why they are likely to remain the focus of such conflict in the foreseeable future” (p. 406).…
According to Richard Moyers, there are ten basic responsibilities for the CEO in nonprofits, including having a good understanding of the organization’s mission, maintaining the organization’s structure and making sure the organization’s daily operation, keeping an eye on the financial conditions, fundraising, setting an example for members, planning for the organization’s future, finding suitable successors and preparing for a smooth leadership transition, giving enough attentions to external environment, ensuring programs on the right track, and supporting the board. An excellent nonprofit leader should have both management and leadership abilities. The following five parts are considered common standards to evaluate the effectiveness of a nonprofit leader: to what extend is the leader loyalty to the organization’s mission, does the leader maintain a good relationship with the board, does the leader focus much on the external environment and activities, is the leader willing to share his/her power with capable members, and does the leader have an accurate judgement and focus on the priorities? In order to achieve effective leadership, scholars suggest nonprofit leaders to use the political frame and put the right person in the right position at the right time.…
Effectiveness in human service administration involves recognizing if a worker completed the task assigned in order to support a client’s need effectively. “Awareness of how you function as a leader within your organization is critical to being effective.” (Brody & Nair, 2014, p.15) There are several ways to design and develop programs that will be responsive to the need for services. All programs should include methods and strategies that are built around validity, outcomes and accuracy. These areas help to enforce the mission, vision, goals and objectives within an organization.…
Food is essential to human life; it is also something we constantly take for granted. Growing up on a farm, I realized that getting the food out of the ground and to our plates is a complicated process. When I began thinking about the career I desired in life I knew I wanted to be able to support agriculture in whatever I chose. I decided I wanted to be a lobbyist; someone who would lobby on behalf of farmers’ interests and the agricultural industry as a whole. I plan on majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Political Science to help prepare me for a career in lobbying.…
For the majority of my professional life I worked primarily in the private sector; consequently, I have very minimal professional experience in the public sector. While rummaging through various documents, searching for material required for the completion of this analysis, I recognized that there are overlapping and recurring themes which clearly point to who I am as a professional and, thus, the direction in which my professional life should proceed, public service. Therefore, my professional mission statement is, “To vigorously perform my responsibilities as a public administrator and to enhance the quality of public service by providing my clients with dedication, honesty and a commitment to make the best interest of all, my first priority.”…
How does the reading define public administration? [The reading defines public administration by the observation of the formation of public officials interested in conducting government business. Officials interested in public service should be willing to protect and overseeing the safety of community they serve with honest, justice and accountability to the citizens they serve.…
Public Administration Ethics for the 21st Century discusses a code of ethics for public administrators. Martinez argues that civil servants, public administrators, and non-profit administrators, as with other professionals, must have a standard code of ethics. However, there remains no such code. He contends the importance of a code by explaining that public administrators make decisions with ethical expectations.…
This course began by questioning the proper role and place of public administration as a field of study. As we conclude with our final week, the topic arises once again. Donald Kettl in "Public Administration at the Millennium: The State of the Field, Laurence Lynn Jr. in "The Myth of the Bureaucratic Paradigm: What Traditional Public Administration Really Stood For," and Frederickson et al in The Public Administration Theory Primer evaluate the field of public administration, by answering three questions. They provide answers to where has the field been, where is it now, and where is it going.…
This Political Science journey has been something else. This semester alone has been one for the books. The one and only Political Science class I took this semester was Intro to Public Policy. There was a multitude of things I took away from this class. In this essay, I am going to explore the entire semester of being in Public Policy.…