Introduction Citizen criticism of state legislatures is a topic that often sparks heated debates. On the one hand, there are valid arguments suggesting that such criticisms are well-deserved, while on the other, it’s argued that the complexities and constraints under which these bodies operate can explain, though not necessarily excuse,...
Government Entity The City of Minneapolis has a unique way of promoting community engagement. Open Streets Minneapolis strives to support people’s initiatives within the city by providing safe and secure environments that encourage communication and healthy behaviors at the same time (“Goals and vision,” n.d.). These individuals promote freedom of...
The American Civil Service has done a remarkable job of serving the country. To represent the market dynamics of the twenty-first century, it must be reformatted because it needs to be updated. The introduction of technology and the enormous increase in talent have benefited the civil service. However, it continues...
Introduction The U.S. federal workforce endured a gradual transformation of human resource management (HRM) practices over the last decades. While the first calls for nationwide civil service reform had been made in the 1970s, the real agenda of change was outlined only by the late 1990s. According to Nigro et...
HR Policy and its Importance in Strategy HR policy is crucial to an organization’s overall strategy. It aids in the alignment of the company’s HR practices with its business objectives, establishing a framework for attaining the organization’s objectives. Employee conduct, work duties, and expectations are governed by HR policies, which...
Public Service Announcements During Times of Disaster In times of crisis, the goal of any sanitation system is to prevent the spread of feculent and orofacial diseases and restore environmental health. The proper disposal of human waste is, thus, a critical issue. Interventions in sanitation during a disaster must also...
Particulars of how risk communications can reach the public To help impacted and targeted people make the best decisions possible in the face of public health catastrophes, risk communications consider political, social, and economic aspects, evaluate risk and risk perception, communicate effectively, and place a premium on the conversation. Risk...
Introduction The term governance encompasses not only formal governing procedures but also the informal practices, norms, and customs that are used to make decisions and impose rules on matters of public interest. When it comes to administering, effective governance provides a procedural or evaluative dimension (Addink, 2019, para. 7). Public...
The federal civil service is the central link in the entire system of state power. Federal civil servants, in quantitative terms, make up the bulk of employees of state bodies. Moreover, they are directly involved in the preparation of decisions of all branches of government and subsequently organize the implementation...
Introduction Benchmarking is the method through which a company or institution evaluates its performance by comparing it to that of its competitors. An institution must attempt to compare itself to others in the complicated and competitive world of today in order to improve or value itself. Benchmarking is a performance...
Corruption can be caused by several factors, including a lack of ethical values and a need for power. While it is impossible to prevent corruption completely, measures can be taken to reduce the risk of public administrators becoming corrupt. These measures include improving transparency and internal controls, increasing the penalties...
The public budget is a document that sets forth the financial needs of governmental entities. The Public Budget determines how many goods and services the government can afford and helps manage those funds to achieve its goals (Crawford, 2019). The Administration for Children and Families is a U.S. government agency...
After defeating Saddam Hussein’s control, the U.S. military gained control of the Abu Ghraib prison in April 2003. The prison was run under the leadership of Brigadier General Janis Karpinski. Abu Ghraib prison contained prisoners the U.S. military arrested during their military operations, including terrorism suspects. In April 2004, there...
The public administration is supposed to have a good relationship between the administrators and the public. The citizens should be involved in the decision-making as co-producers of the policies and the government. However, the public should be involved in the administration of policies since they are the ones who know...
Introduction Statesmanship is essential for successfully implementing human resource policies, strategies, and procedures in government. Leaders that demonstrate statesmanship achieve the long- and short-term objectives of the companies they lead with minimal disruption (Boon et al., 2020). Covenants, ethics, Statecraft, performance evaluation, and “hesed” are frequently used by statesmen to...
The process of public administration as the implementation of state policies is affected significantly by political ideas that are dominant in the target setting. Moreover, the outlined effect is reciprocal, with policies shaping the manner in which various public administration issues are approached. While currently important political ideas define the...
Public organizations across the country function in various areas and are essential for society. Consequently, the members and clients of such entities differ greatly, although all the establishments have some fundamental similarities. In particular, public organizations have a common purpose, present certain requirements for their associates, and are affiliated with...
Introduction The strategies for approaching public service have evolved with time and with the expansion and complications of societal structures. The reviewed works look at periods to separate public administration views into separate categories and event-based theories. For example, the administrative class of ancient societies created a foundation for future...
Introduction The private sector greatly surpasses the ability of many governmental organizations in relationships with communities and customers. As such, this report outlines three themes that are frequently seen in relationships with clients and private firms. The selected elements are accessibility to services and products, positive self-promotion and values, and...
Introduction Quantitative methods are special techniques in the field of knowledge that allow one to get correct, accurate, and reliable information, and their advantages are tough to underestimate and overestimate. Indeed, it will be complicated for the government to do without these tools. Unfortunately, without them, it will be impossible...
Introduction The public management model is a way of organizing the development of a company, which determines the order of formation and the specifics of functioning. Modern structures work effectively through a comprehensive approach to management. Democratic ways of problem-solving and multiple reasonable controls are essential. It is interesting to...
Introduction COVID-19 has contributed to significant changes in almost all aspects of the economy. Many countries across the globe were forced to relook at their budget to survive the economic impacts (Auerbach et al., 2020). In the article, “Reconsidering public budgeting after the COVID-19 outbreak,” Eugenio Anessi-Pessina et al. (2020)...
The speech I have selected is Kennedy’s speech (1961) provided to the press. It highlighted the importance of mass media in delivering critical information and revealing the work of administration. Kennedy compared his relationship with the press to the previous president’s administration, claiming that he provided more private information. I...
The scope of public administration has significantly transformed in the past through three stages: the Old Public Administration, the New Public Management, and the present-day New Public Service. Each of these schools of thought is unique and has its own peculiarities. Conventionally, the Old Public Administration entailed a hierarchical structure,...
With respect to the most common conflicts that arise during the budgeting process, there are several ones and their respective methods of resolving. Company versus division arises than an enterprise is willing to increase shareholders’ wealth, and it is necessary to use performance measures to encourage the division to accept...
Introduction Of all the gifts the internet has given humanity, one of the most important has been providing a platform where everyone can engage in civic discord and air their opinions concerning policy-making. With the advent of the internet, social media, and other virtual forums, civic engagement is being redefined...
Introduction Bureaucracy is a notion familiar to almost every person dealing with different administrative structures and institutions, such as hospitals, post offices, or governmental bodies. In simple terms, bureaucracy can be defined as a form of organization with a complex system of rules and procedures. An ordinary person may associate...
In the City of Cocoa Beach, one can find a City Commission-City Manager form of government. The City Commission deals with enacting policy, while the City Manager is responsible for administering it. The Commission consists of five members, and all of them attended the meeting under consideration. In particular, they...
Introduction Colonialism is a dominance in which a stronger external force controls a sovereign nation or area. This may be accomplished by military means, corporate exploitation, or cultural appropriation. It has profoundly affected the ecology, economics, politics, and civilization of several nations (McCreary, 2021). The broad and long-lasting consequences of...
Accountability is a process that entails constant improvement through data-driven decision-making whose outcome is continuous inter-partner communication and transparency for results. However, among political and bureaucratic functionaries in Tennessee, the absence of accountability leads to inefficiency in public administration, leading to several stakeholders being caught up in different scandals. Among...
Introduction The authors of the U. S. Constitution based their ideas of America on the principles of unity and individual independence. Though they never used the term “federation,” the United States is a classic federative structure. The principle of separation of power is among the main decisive elements of the...
Introduction Entitlement programs are a set of benefits or services provided to a person if the person meets the eligibility criteria. State and local governments implement various entitlement programs designed to improve specific areas of life. Social programs are widespread in the U.S. and occupy an important position in the...
Performance Management Facts This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of performance management in the field of public administration. Performance has many different meanings. It may be argued that performance can be connected to various non-contextual acts. Associations can range from straightforward, everyday activities like opening a car door to...
In Frederickson’s text in “Public Administration in Theory and Practice” by Raymond W Cox III, Susan Buck, and Betty Morgan, the founder of public administration stated that public administration is the precise and systematic implementation of legislation. Each legal action is an administrative act. The goal of public administration is...
Abstract The paper’s purpose is to research the pros and cons of FEMA’s exclusion from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The paper also focuses on FEMA’s challenges and possible solutions regarding responding to disasters. The findings state that DHS was created in response to the terrorist attacks in 2001....
Introduction China has preserved a socio-political system that is rare for the modern international community: it is a socialist state. In 1954, the highest representative body of China, which is called the National People’s Congress, adopted the first Constitution. China’s political system has been divided into several levels due to...
Introduction Governments and citizens view public inquiries as a systematic method of exploiting evidence concerning incidences affecting a nation. The availability of methodical investigation processes makes the approach significantly reliable by the public. The involvement of specialists and a team of experts in inquiries, together with the utilization of lengthy...
Abstract Ethically, all public leaders have to strive to ensure proper public sector governance. Although the public often holds their leaders responsible for the implications of their governance, it is not a task that can be completed by one person. Due to this, it is common to find Boards that...
According to several scholars and theorists, Public Administration originated in the progressive era as the reform of government and society. During the 19th century, the system of the United States’ dual federalism was based on the American states (Johnson, 2003). However, states; principles of rights and sovereignty led to highly...
On August 5, 1949, a fire started on the south side of Mann Gulch due to a lightning strike. Four hours later, a 15-man smokejumpers team arrived to fight the fire (Reeves, 2019). Due to a change in wind direction, the fire increased dramatically, leading to an emergency among the...
Introduction In the United States, there have been a number of confrontations between established government policy and religious convictions. Christians in America have repeatedly thought that government policies contradicted their biblically-based moral values. During the 2008 economic crisis, there was also a lot of speculation about how the government handled...
As practically anyone can attest, bureaucrats do far more than push paper. They often make decisions that significantly affect how the legislature serves and regulates its constituents. Even though Congress has established the tax regulations, it is up to an internal revenue service agent to ascertain whether a single person’s...
The history and culture of Ireland, reflected in its independency, unwillingness to external influences, and difficulties in communication between individual agencies (in the past, districts), left a trace on the composition of Irish bureaucracy. At the same time, several historical and cultural factors (the Great Famine, for instance) brought the...
Major Types of Administrative Systems in France There are five types of administrative systems that are often outlined in the literature as fundamental political mechanisms to control the government. In Table 1, all five types of administrative systems are briefly compared and contrasted. Table 1. Major types of administrative systems....
Bureaucracy is one of the most controversial and provocative topics in political science. On the one hand, state officials apply this system of government to make vital decisions. It affects human lives and my freedom as an ordinary citizen due to imposed control and regulations. On the other hand, Greenberg...
Public administration is the activity of public authorities and their officials on implementing the developed plan to benefit society and strengthen the state. It exists to cognize public needs and interests, evaluate and structure them, set goals, develop solutions and take actions to practically satisfying them. Effective public administration, especially...
Introduction Public administration is a complex field that is shaped and developed according to the needs of people. The technical and political development of society changes the principles of interaction, which is also reflected in the approaches to administration and regulations. However, some of the fundamental principles have remained unchanged...
Introduction Non-governmental organizations and community leaders in many nations confront a challenging task: designing and implementing policies, programs, and systems that assist local communities in managing a wide range of challenges from terrorism to natural catastrophes. Living in a developed country is likely to face additional challenges such as aging...
The topic of public administration change is highly debatable in terms of future reforms. According to Agostino and Amoboldi (2015), the primary concern of current policy is the shift toward hybrid establishments that combines public and private organization. Moreover, the approach introduces new performance and public organization methodologies by controlling...
For this week’s discussion, we watched a Ted talk by Max Hardy, who went into an in-depth discussion of the role of public administrators in shaping and meeting community needs. Public servants and various government agencies are usually tasked with defining the needs of a certain community. Needs assessment requires...
Meeting Summary On the 18th of May, the Dover Public Schools (DPS) conducted a Board of Education meeting to approve financial reports and decisions and discuss organizational climate improvement initiatives and collaboration plans for the upcoming academic year. The current public health emergency contributed to selecting the virtual meeting format,...
Introduction The given analysis will primarily focus on the workforce planning practices and trends of the Australian public sector. Since many important and essential public services are delivered solely on the basis of government funding, the efforts in the sector revolve around cost maintenance or reduction, which implies efficiency. In...
Abstract Food security issues form an essential part of public administration because no government in the world is interested in creating an unfavorable domestic agenda. Therefore, food security should be viewed holistically as a situation in which everyone in the region has equal and easy access to food of improved...
Reforms marked the XIX century for several Eastern countries like Turkey and Iran, China, and Japan. Their study is essential and relevant today since such experience could become a tool for analyzing the reformist aspirations of modern humanity. It is precious for situations determined by the trend of rapid economic,...
Elderly people and people with disabilities form a significant part of the United States population, yet the funding available for the programs that address their welfare is insufficient. This is an unacceptable status as this makes the lives of these people more difficult than they should be. The government of...
Introduction NGOs are non-government organizations, which implies that they act independently of the government. These organizations receive the majority of their funds from private donations, which helps them be unbiased in their activity. The missions and visions of NGOs vary in different parts of the world due to cultural and...
At this moment, there are 254 counties in the state of Texas. These counties do not have the home rule government structure, and all county officials are treated as neighbors with the same tax system, court system, and public records. Some people believe that special districts need more authority and...
Coming up with an appropriate revenue allocation formula and budgeting technique in the public sector has been challenging for several local governments. Public sector budgeting techniques have to be in line with the country’s economic policies and consider the available financial resources and the expenditures and revenues. Morgan et al....
Recruitment in the public sector seems to be indeed a challenging task, as well as it is crucial. The legal environment concerning this sector is constantly changing and should be followed by the managers. Furthermore, the discrimination of employees in the staffing process and its impact have to be analyzed...
The government is responsible for ensuring the academic success of all students in the country. The government’s responsibility is to ensure all students access education and that education in the country remains qualitative, affordable, and safe. The most effective way of directly influencing education in the country is by creating...
Introduction Education is associated with numerous positive effects on quality of life, both on individual and state levels. Government Cooperation Council (GCC) has successfully facilitated an ongoing reform of education aimed at increasing its quality, which has already yielded positive results. However, in order to retain the benefits of the...
Introduction Being a statesman imposes a variety of special requirements on the leader. Gabris and Nelson (2013) claim that “organization development is an eclectic discipline that includes organization psychology, business management, public administration, sociology, and political science” (p, 477). The moral act of statesmanship calls to the personal qualities of...
Federalism is one of the philosophical governance systems that involves the sharing of administrative roles across different sectors. An excellent example is America’s distinctive stake between the federal and local entities. Although the strategy fosters prominence in completing specific tasks, it is a phenomenon that receives profound criticism mainly because...
Introduction The Australian government expected to enhance the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s quality of life by creating a Closing the Gap campaign. The expected improvements were related to health, life expectancy, education, and employment. Starting in 2008, this program set seven targets but met only two of them...
The 2016 wildfire of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, was a major natural disaster. It started on May 1 in a “remote part of forest southwest of Fort McMurray” (The Canadian Press, 2016). On the same day’s night, a local emergency was declared, and the first evacuation orders were issued (The...
Synopsis The Ivey Business School Foundation’s publication highlights the Institute on Aging’s decision to shift operations to consider revenue generation alongside the core mandate of taking care of the older people’s wellbeing. Through a number of measures adopted by the new chief executive officer, Tom Briody, several administrative alterations made...
Nowadays, the abuse of power, unfortunately, is not a rare phenomenon. There are many cases when a person or an organization achieves personal goals through its actual or perceived power. These happenings are especially common in the political sphere since there are more options to perform them. It is because...
Chapter 3 of the book focuses on public personnel administration and its relations to organizational performance. It provides fascinating insights in strategic human resource management, which encompass a wide range of roles for several employees responsible for planning and execution processes in various institutions. The section of the book highlights...
There is an increasing volume of literature on whether philanthropy is necessary to help the needy, especially in a democratic world. In particular, critics argue against philanthropy because it is a popular method that wealthy people and organizations use to evade tax or other regulations. Nonetheless, other critics argue that...
Personnel administration is essential since it entails employee recruitment, training, discipline, and personnel placement within an organization. Organizations have been encouraged to ensure that the personnel in public administration is adept in the field and does not practice any form of prejudice since it can impact the organization’s performance. Different...
Despite the fact that humanitarian workers are trying to help populations that experience a natural disaster, live in a warzone, or have other conditions adversely affecting their lives, these individuals are often subjected to injuries, kidnapping, or even death. According to Reiefweb’s (2019) statistics, 155 aid workers were killed between...
The “Oakdale Administrator” case study is a description of a new city’s administration actions and mistakes that the new Mayor Hoffnagel made in an effort to make the city’s citizens happy. The case study outlines issues that a town with a population of 5,000 people and a low median household...
Public employees should take a leave of absence from work when running for elective office. The desire for political leadership is considered a lawful reason for taking leave from the workplace. This practice is protected by federal law under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) enacted in 1993 (Nigro...
Introduction The US government legislation has led to the formulation of laws that impact educational institutions, especially in the area of academic performance. Government legislation acts mainly define how educational institutions functions and guides their operations. The legislation creates a standard of quality for learning and safety as well as...
Prostitution is regarded as one of the world’s oldest profession. Subsequently, the laws that prevent prostitutions are the government oldest forms of government regulations and discriminations. It is believed that in a free society such laws are biased since they curtail the freedom of those people that practice prostitutions. Prostitution...
Introduction Gentrification is one of the strongest accounts of the 21st urbanisation process, and the concept of Gentrification has informed the development of new urbanism. Gentrification is the process whereby the working classes in London have been displaced by the upper and lower middle class. In most part of London,...
Human resource management emphasizes management practices, policies, and needs. As such, oversight of organizational outcome and performance management are the main public personnel administration functions. For organizations to attain their goals, such as ensuring their services and goods are efficiently and effectively produced, they have to try and eliminate political-related...
Introduction Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated measures, government revenues have been falling, leading to budget deficits. To compensate for this damage, lawmakers have implemented funding cuts across various agencies, requiring them to work within the newly imposed limitations. Missouri’s schools are among the institutions...
This paper will discuss the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in terms of Anthony Downs’ “The Life Cycle of Bureaus” and Max Weber’s characteristics of bureaucracy. According to Downs, government agencies go through eight stages of development: birth, dominance by advocates, struggle for autonomy, struggle for support, rapid growth, deceleration,...
Evolving of National Response Framework Every hazardous situation places the nation and its residents at significant risk and disadvantage in accessing vital resources. To bridge the gap between national needs and disaster complications, national governments establish flexible, proactive frameworks that allow various institutions to intervene early during a hazard (Federal...
Introduction The issue of engaging and retaining millennials and Generation Z in the public sector’s workforce has attracted attention for the past few years. Scholars and experts believe that this group of employees pose specific challenges because they are harder to manage than older generations. Even in the media, the...
Plutocracy is a type of governance under the exclusive control of wealthy people. This concept has existed since the Roman Empire, in which the wealthy had the power to elect administrative officials and come up with new policies. Reich’s arguments illustrate that the wealthy have to exercise their power and...
Introduction The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a comprehensive international treaty addressing women’s rights in political, economic, social, cultural, and family life (Zoelle 2000, pg 2). The treaty entered into force on September 3, 1981 and since then, 186 countries...
Introduction There have been growing demands for effective government management at all levels. Successful public administration is hinged on the achievement of efficiency and innovation in providing public goods and services (Hodgkinson et al., 2017). Successful public administration practitioners identify problems facing citizens effectively and provide interesting interventions (Shafritz &...
Every day all over the world there are emergencies of various scales. According to the Cambridge Dictionary (n.d.), “emergency is something dangerous or serious, such as an accident that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results”. Thus, these phenomena require immediate liquidation. Elimination...
Central America is widely known for its conflicts and poverty of the region, as well as exclusion. The Central American Integration System (SICA) was established in 1991 as the restored organizational structure for Regional Integration in Central America. According to Bornemann-Martínez et al. (2017), SICA is a “relevant and complex...
Introduction Each employee of the United States has an obligation to both the country and its citizens. They are required to maintain unwavering loyalty to the nation’s constitution, abide by the stipulated laws, and uphold the ethical principles. This should overshadow the individual’s objective of public gain. The Code of...
Dahlia Damas The selected public administrator is Dahlia Damas, whom I personally know because she is a close friend of my aunt. She is in charge of administering the property of deceased people of the County of New York, who died with no will and have no one else to...
New public sector management is a concept that was developed in the 1980s and was aimed at transforming the old public sector management model into a more modern and effective one (Flynn 2012, p. 68).This concept has been operational in many industrialized countries where there has a dramatic shift in...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was founded on 15th May 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln. He began it for the sole purpose of improving the economy of the United States of America. It is one is of the federal executive departments in the USA that transformed the lives of...
Introduction The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by President Obama. It was essentially meant to allow all those living in the United States have insurance cover. For those who are not covered by the employer or government, and then they had...
Abstract Public safety is a vital obligation undertaken by the relevant government agencies while strictly observing the law. One is required to ensure that no unnecessary interferences are made to the public communication system that might cause insecurity or harm to the citizens. It is the role of the bodies...
Introduction In this report, the author focuses on strategies that can be implemented by police to reform the virtual departments. In the report, the author will apply several theories learnt in class to inform formulation of the strategies recommended. The author provides suggestions to similar agencies that are willing to...
Policy options available for Martinez In his position as a Budget Director for Chicago Public School (CPS), Martinez can develop various policy paradigms. First, he has the power to determine the budgeting framework to be implemented. Hence, Martinez should come up with a policy framework on whether to use the...
Introduction Effective enforcement of the Minimum Wage Ordinance has become one of the most important steps that governments have embarked on with the aim of ensuring that the rights of employees and grass-root laborers working in the city are protected. Studies point out that many employees’ payable wages at their...
Introduction The working force is the most important group of people in any nation because they are the drivers of the economy. These people are productive and they provide the highly required labor for production. However, a time comes when people cannot work anymore due to age factor. Income of...
Practicum and Policy Background The purpose of the nine-hour practicum was to gain knowledge about the role of legislators in the formulation and enactment of policies. This engagement was also essential to develop crucial skills in advocacy, which will be required for future practice. The attachment took place at Senator...
The policy suggested for adoption by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) can address the crucial issues pertaining to non-compliance with handling of guns. The Mexican drug cartels present massive predicaments within the American territory. They endanger the lives of many American citizens through their activities in the...
Introduction Economic development among societies is the single most important goal pursued by people across the world. Every individual, community, society and nation strives to achieve higher levels of development in order to avail higher and better living standards to the masses. The three most important parties in this development...
The Ombudsman receives several cases from the public against government agencies. In the past, the agency has investigated the Municipal Property Tax Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and other agencies. However, the case of the Hydro One is the largest case it has handled in the recent past. Consumers and taxpayers believe...
