Bureaucracy

Oleszek (2011) defines oversight as some form of legislative “supervision” or “watchfulness” of delegated authority to executive branch entities and officials. It is an implicit constitutional obligation of the Congress. According to Oleszek (2011) there is a large number of overlapping purposes associated with oversight. They can be divided into three basic types; programmatic, political, and institutional (Oleszek, 2011). Programmatic purposes include such objectives as investigating waste,…

In this module we will discuss the difficulties of maintaining ethical autonomy and fostering environment where responsible conduct is supported from a perspective that is more geared towards the employee. Chapter 8: Safeguarding Ethical Autonomy in Organizations from The Responsible Administrator by T. L. Cooper (2012) When loyalty to the organization or a supervisor are at odds with the obligation to the public, employees may choose to blow the whistle as a means of coping. The decision to…

Staffing in TATA STEEL Requirement of staff in TATA group consist of range of disciplines. Right from pure sciences to applied engineering to management skills. TATA STEEL implement its own strategies for recruitment according to their vision and goals of organisation as a whole Division movement is part of leadership movement in TATA STEEL. Managers are exposed to different business scenarios, different functions and industry division enabling to broaden their horizon and knowledge. To recharge…

Communication The two types of communication are formal and informal. The communication in which the flow of information is already defined is termed as Formal Communication. The communication follows a hierarchical chain of command which is established by the organization itself. (http://keydifferences.com/difference-between-formal-and-informal-communication.html#ixzz4QePrhecK)The communication which does not follow any pre-defined channel for the transmission of information is known as…

After the Second World War the administrative formalism was as yet the predominant perspective of association and administration. The past administration speculations which were ruling the perspective of the associations and administration that made by the traditional administration scholars, for example, Weber's organization and Taylor's logical administration. Frederick Taylor, Industrial Engineer and the American traditional scholar, who has begat the logical administration term. Taylor was…

Scammers or swindlers seem to be everywhere: in the media, the market or in politics. They all possess one unique ability, which is artifice. Artifice is described by Chris Hedges as “the most essential skill…” (Prompt). In other words, artifice is the art of being clever or cunning, and Hedges explains in his passage, “Empire of Illusion,” that culture now revolves around artifice. Hedges provides the example that political leaders predominantly utilize artifice, in order to be eminent, thus…

Case (9.2) According to Kettl (2015) yes, because they are the people that the government should rely on and support through their hard working. They are generating the capital or the income, therefore, and the government also taking their taxes and the employees should be compensated through their pay and fringe benefits, they have right to organize under union for a fight that any individual cannot do by themselves. Matter of fact, supporting a union is always a right thing to do, because the…

The most experienced project manager is the one who applies the most relevant model of Belbin in choosing team player. The steps should entail: 1. Observation: See the team members’ behavior 2. Enlist the team members: Write strengths & characteristics (possibly Challenges) 3. Compare ii above with Belbin model. 4. Ask the following two questions: I. Which team roles are missing from your team? Also, from this, ask yourself which strengths are likely to be lacking in the team overall? II. Is…

The strength of a council is that it can represent the diverse interests of a community and the strength of overlap of knowledge bases and the self-checking between members. Also a strength that the negative forces of corruption and bribery are diluted by the number of members. The weakness is inability to reach consensus on many issues, inability to reach timely consensus when time is of the essence, and the human nature build up of personal and political acrimony that impairs discussion and…

1. We can see that Acme uses the mechanistic style of management and Omega uses the organic style of management. In Acme they have a very rigid structure and the hierarchy is clearly defined. All employees have their individual specializations and they have clearly defined tasks. All authority is very centralized and most of the decisions are taken by higher authority, or in this case the President. There is always a written form of memos and communication passed around so that no confusion…