I would rely the most on values for making decisions. For example, a public administrator is faced with the challenge of reducing poverty by a certain degree. Information and facts are relevant in developing the best program. Research on facts and history should be done to select the best way to achieve the goal of reducing poverty for that city or town. All possible policy alternatives are outlined and rated. The best alternative is chosen from options like work-relief programs, higher welfare payments and government subsidies. Our texts refers to this as rational decision making (Stillman, 2009).
In reality, administrators have limited time and resources available to spend on research, and information is almost always not readily available. In fact, according to Stillman, public administrators are usually told to not approach a decision this way because they are constrained to only a few alternatives among the many that can be visualized. A combination of education, available information, ethical values and instinct will be necessary to make good decisions.
Effective administrators practice good values like honesty and integrity while making decisions based on solid information and following legislative rules. Decision making should be based upon professional, scientific and moral reasoning. Public Administration serves the goods and needs of the citizens, and the success of an organization relies heavily on personnel with strong value systems. “How can an administrator
There are a lot of other things a good administrator should do for those whom they have been entrusted to serve.
Leaders in the public sector are expected to maintain a level of morality and integrity which serves the interests of society, while at the same time demonstrates personal responsibility, diplomacy, and truthfulness. Therefore, when attempting to arrive at appropriate ethical decisions, public administrators must possess the capacity to exercise moral imagination. However, moral imagination is not enough. Responsible administration in the public sector also requires acting based on the “right”
"The authority part to learn and information administration needs to concentrate on four principle regions DS advancing basic reason, building up a community-oriented society, encouraging multi-disciplinary collaboration, and creating learning and learning administration techniques. The best administration way to deal with attempt these parts is transcendently synergistic and scattered yet may be adaptable to mirror the progressive goals of execution and accountability."(Williams, Paul
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Perform a Situation Analysis: What is rousing the requirement for a choice? What might happen if no choice is made? Who will the choice effect (both straightforwardly and by implication)? What information, investigation, research, or supporting data do you need to approve the slants driving your choice?
In this analysis we will review a case titled “The Dilemma at the Public Service Department.” We will be discussing different issues, amongst them are: opinions on the honesty, malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance, accountability, competence, and why these particular responsibilities are identified. We will also discuss certain trade-offs made by the commissioner’s loyalty to the department as well as the governor, and public interest. We will also be discussing three barriers when it comes to deciding how the governor will be approached, along with the basic elements that are recommended in strategic management planning.
make a decision and at the end of the day, the nature of the decision
fairness within any level of government. Therefore, public administrators are seen to uphold integrity within government, be liable to the public and
By discussing some of the advantages and disadvantages of administration and politics dichotomy, an opinion of whether it is useful or impossible will be made. Wilson’s politics administration dichotomy refers to the idea that administrative decisions need to be made without political influence. One argument to this is that politics has transformed, let’s say, the role of a city manager from a neutral expert to a problem solver and dichotomy should be replaced with an expanded base of professional values for them.
My impression from these courses was that Public Administration integrated policy, management, and economics. This was the perfect counterpart to my undergraduate focus as well as an adequate description of my responsibility as an Office Manager at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business in the Marketing and Communications department. Additionally, I examined my involvement in the Staff Representative Group for Terry College and Terry's Business and Professional Staff group. Both groups serve as representation for the employees of the college. I was able to use my education while participating in these groups as well. Public administration was functional in both my job and as a member of the aforementioned groups. It functioned differently, in part, because each situation had a completely different sense of urgency. I delved further into how it was applied in and evaluated the decision making process in each setting. In both, the rational choice theory was used in an effort to maximize benefits and minimize costs. In other words, decisions were made using a cost-benefit analysis of the different actions with the objective being the greatest benefit at the lowest cost. The emphasis is usually placed on lowest cost which does not always guarantee the greatest reward.
Labor contract issues are challenging for any manager. This is particularly true of public administrators serving in the public sector. For many administrator’s one of their most difficult responsibilities is negotiating with a union that represents employees these same administrators must ask to be proficient in their roles to serve the public good. Realizing that ultimately, the people elect officials that control the hiring and firing of the administrator. However, as the employees are successful, so then will the administrator be successful. This places the administrator in a difficult position as they must work almost daily with the employees and the union representatives, but at the same time the administrator must represent the
Next, is administrative responsibility? Simply put this is a shared responsibility between public officials. Our officials need to determine a way in order lead without division of said responsibilities. This should be performed collectively and not just individually.
Many times when faced with a hard decision to make or one that involves many different factors or consequences the executive tends to look for “an educated guess” or “take a calculated risk” but no real calculation is done nor any education is obtained to deal with uncertainty concerning the decision.
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Effective decision-making is very important on how probability can be applied therefore effective decision-making must be rational. As mentioned before, people who are deciding rationally are attempting to reach goals in a systematic way. They make sure