Routes of administration

The proliferation of technology the last 25 years or so has changed the way individuals access information. Instead of heading to a library or reading a newspaper for data people are now able to simply fire up their smartphone. Not only has technology impacted the daily lives of individuals across the globe, it has also caused governments to assess how they can capitalize on these emerging technological trends. With this in mind, E-Government was born. “Simply stated, e-Government is the use of…

Theoretically, the managerial approach to public administration contends that public administration is a “field of business” as quoted by Woodrow Wilson (Rosembloom,1983). Under this theoretical premonition of public administration, it depersonalizes citizens and concentrates on the economic profits of subordinates. The managerial approach to public administration, government is focused on setting policy that will aid in maximizing efficiency of operations…

modernity refers to a world that has evolved due to science and does not readily accept old assumptions that were once seen as being absolute and final. Modernity had three profound impacts in the field of public administration. The first one was the separation of politics from administration in attempt to achieve efficiency in delivering public goods and services. The second impact was separating the role of the public administrator from the role of the citizen because they serve the public and…

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…

Assignment 3.1 So I have worked pretty much with dysfunctional politics in my career, they have led to almost all of the one’s listed on page 231. Since I have had much experience with these politics I chose the following. Number 1. A conflict between two or more people or group based on who held the higher power over the other person or group. In my career there have always been a situation like this. It causes more problems in the long run too. I have had many employees come to me with a…

on the comparison of organizations such as the public and private sectors is due to the research from professors at universities. Hal G. Rainey, Barry Bozeman, and Udo Pesch, all play a role in public administration. Hal Griffin Rainey was born on July 23, 1946 and he teaches public administration, organizations, and policy at the University of Georgia…

Public administration has the responsibility of disseminating information to the public which in itself is a good thing because it brings awareness to the public of what the expectations are for practitioners and citizens at large. Indeed, that is for the betterment…