Chapter 1 The Challenge of Effective Public Organization and Management Flashcards
who gets what, when, and how (Harold Lasswell, 1936)
Politics
“sum of government activities” (B.Guy Peters, 2019)
Public Policy
Social device for achieving group means through a state purpose (Daniel Katz & Robert Kahn, 1966)
Organization
government in action (Shatritz et al., 2017)
Public Administration
the art of doing the right things
Leadership
the art of doing things right
management
heavily influenced by the political and governmental context in which they operate
Public policy and organizations
differences between government and privately owned organizations
Skepticism
Treats private and public management as similar in most important respects; organization theory; organization behavior
Generic Tradition
consists of a group of people working together to pursue a
goal
organization
organizations retain resources from what
their environment
how do organizations transform resources?
by accomplishing tasks and applying
technologies to achieve performance of goals
how to organizations deal with uncertainties?
by organizing activities and establishing structures and processes
relatively stable observable assignments and divisions achieved through hierarchies, rules, and so on
structures
dynamic and play an important role in coordination; they include such matters as decision-making,
communication, and determining power relationships
processes
