Public administration

on distribution of sterile needles. The apparently less impactful mandates such as public access to scholarly publications and salary limitations are the ones that often provoke the greatest compliance discussions at the award institution level. The way clinical trial outcomes are disseminated and publications are provided via open access have direct bearing on the day-to-day activities of research administration. Furthermore the financial viability of an institution determines the ease in…

Specializing in Southern Politics, Elections and Louisiana Politics Dr. Wayne Parent’s analysis of the Louisiana carnival of politics is truly one to be taught for years to come. Parent effortlessly tells the sordid story of Louisiana and their often times corrupt political system. In a state where there has been more constitutions than any other in the union as well as having Napoleonic based law, Louisiana is clearly different. To dive into this minefield of diversity is a tough task and…

I once had an experience with one of the nation’s leading cable network and internet providers, early this year. One morning my internet and cable network went out since the same company provided me with both services; apparently, a huge mistake. I called the company to report the incident and to find out the reason for the outage. An operator answered the phone, listened to my complaint, and put me on hold. Apparently, such task was out of her jurisdiction. After long minutes on hold, I was…

The federal bureaucracy is divided into fifteen different executive departments and hundreds of agencies, bureaus, boards, authorities, and administrations. The bureaucracy also includes independent agencies and government corporations such as the post office (Shmoop). The bureaucracy is a body of unelected official that are responsible for handling and enforcing day to day responsibilities made by the president and congress. So who controls the bureaucracy? All three of the branches have some…

1. Why has bureaucracy become an essential feature of modern societies? In modern societies are such organizations which abound, as are the rational and efficient response to the ever growing needs and complex structures of society. The needs of traditional societies are covered by informal groups (family, neighborhood, parish, etc.), so there are almost no formal organizations. Formal organizations allow large groups and institutions more effective in controlling large numbers of people,…

1. According to Rumsfeld, the ones who control the bureaucracy is the executive branch. Specifically, it is the people that are appointed by the President that has control, because they have the power of approval. Rumsfeld, as a former Secretary of Defense, was also a bureaucrat. The bureaucracy is necessary because its purpose is to provide a set of behaviors for a government to follow. A bureaucracy creates a “rule book” the government abides by, that helps in dealing with common situations.…

Spoils System The spoils system a system in which your friends come into power with you. A system in which if you are the most loyal follower of a certain person in power you get into power. A great example is shown on pg 40 of the novel The Destiny of the Republic when it states that “ ten years earlier then President Grant had given Conkling his most fiercely loyal supporter, control of the New York Customs house.” That is the spoils system at its finest because it shows that supporters of…

BUREAUCRATIC MANAGEMENT THOUGHT This theory was given by Max Weber. Bureaucracy (a term widely used in govt. organizations) is an administrative system which is designed to accomplish large scale administrative tasks by systematically coordinating the work of many individuals. Max Weber has indentified three types of powers in the organizations: traditional, charismatic and rational-legal. He named rational legal power as bureaucratic power and claimed it to be the ideal type of power in the…

Max Weber descried bureaucracies as, “a type of formal organization constituted to accomplish a specific goal, task, or production outcome in the most efficient manner (Weber, 1947). With that saying, each bureaucracy can be identified by five characteristics: a hierarchical authority structure, specialization (division of labor), written rules, written communications/records, and impersonality/replaceability. Some examples of bureaucracies are, large companies and businesses, organizations, as…

both other people and the political hierarchy helped bring more peace and order to the empire. Meanwhile, Confucius’s beliefs about how the government should treat its citizens were adopted by the ruling class, which led to a strong, yet fair, administration that made China even more powerful. By introducing bureaucracy based off of Confucian teachings, the Han dynasty was able incorporate the philosophy into everyday Chinese life, which resulted in a stronger, more fair…