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Hildreth, W., J. Miller, G., & Rabin, J. (1980). The Liability of Public Executives: Implications for Practice in Personnel Administration. Review of Public Personnel Administration 1, Fall. Bartley Hildreth, author of this article, holds a B.A. Political Science from University of Alabama, M.P.A. from Auburn University at Montgomery, and a Ph.D from University of Georgia. When this article was published in 1980, Hildreth had just completed his Ph.D. In this paper, I summarize the article and…

In Chapter Four: “Public Management’s Backbone: The Rule of Law” (pp. 89-286) of Public Management: A Three-Dimensional Approach, Laurence Lynn and Carolyn Hill have explicitly elaborated on the application of the rule of law on matters associated with the public management. It has been considered as the backbone to the concept of public management in relation to how it is constituted and formalized in ensuring that it is of great significance in the process of its application. The chapter…

The scenario above simply explains a politics-administration dichotomous relationship that it is there in the modern public service management and it is no way to go. What matters most is the relationship between the levels of operation as their common denominator is to serve the public’s interests through policies and programs. A balancing or neutral point should be found and maintained by both in discharging public duties. During the development of the Wilsonian Theory of Dichotomy, it is as…

Budget Justification Personnel Vijaya M. Lella (also known as L. Vijaya Mohan Rao), Ph.D. Principal Investigator, 3.6 calendar months effort and salary. The P.I. will devote 30% of his effort on the proposed grant. He will assume overall responsibility for the proposed project, which includes supervision of all personnel involved in the project, planning, the design of experimental approaches, the close review of the data, data analysis & interpretation, preparation of manuscripts, and decisions…

general healthcare administration positions, without adding specific disciplines. I learned several things about the industry as well as some things that I can focus on specifically instead of just searching broadly. Conducting a job search is helpful in knowing what types of jobs and opportunities are available. The health care administration field offers many varying medical careers, with varying salaries depending upon what position you choose. Job Search Health Care Administration Health…

The old public administration takes its roots from Woodrow Wilson (1941), who advised to look at the administration separate from the politics. He started to explore the field of public administration and suggested the ways of its further development as a professional field. Woodrow Wilson (1941) began looking at the government from the business perspective, supporting the idea of a strong executive who makes firm decisions in the policy implementation. He also advocated for the professional…

Figure 2.1.3 TPGS concentration and Paclitaxel solubility are directly related. Figure created by M. Varma, 200522. TPGS has been incorporated into various drug formulations partly because of its ability to overcome multidrug resistance (MDR). By inhibiting P-glycoprotein (P-gp) activity, the relative cytotoxicity of drugs such as doxorubicin, vinblastine, and paclitaxel was increased19. P-gp is a drug efflux pump, a.k.a. multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1), located in the cell membranes of…

Part 1: Political Economic Analysis versus Economic Political Analysis In order to understand what exactly ‘politics’ is we must first unpack its meaning. ‘Politics’ is defined in the Oxford English dictionary as ‘the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power’ (Soanes: 2004). We can break this into two broad parts: (1) the activities associated with governance of a country or area, and (2) the debate between parties having…

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…

Most consider democracy to be the best form of government. Like all other forms government, it still requires a certain amount of faith to be placed in the officials’ elected, though, in democracy, people have a greater role than in other forms of government. A democracy also requires an informed population on issues within politics, which is generally provided by the press. This point in history marks an especially divisive era between ideologies and a movement of populism. Candidates from both…