PAD 3003 Study guide Thursday February 26th Why is Public Administration important Carries out function of a policy law Serves as middleman between lawmakers and yourself EX Driver s license U S mail Civil Service Reform meritocracy Government effort went from a spoils system to Earning positions instead of who you know 1883 Civil Service Reform Act State and local Woodrow Wilson VA the U S President at Princeton Governor of NJ and President of Study of Administration 1887 o Focus on reforming political science on how government should be carried out o Organized efficiency and economy Frank J Goodnow born in Brooklyn First President of American Political Science Association 1903 and President at Columbia Politics and Administration 1900 o PA is different than politics and should be based on a science of management the expression of the will of the state vs the execution of that will Frederic Taylor Philadelphia Spurred law and went into machinery later academia at Dartmouth Principles of Scientific Management 1911 o Duties of management to H O R in 1912 Taylorism coined by Justice Louis Brandeis One Best Way of accomplishing a task Increase output by maximizing efficiency Viewed as a person that works against workers but he saw efficiency as a win win William F Willoughby The Movement for Budgetary Reform in the states 1918 From 1900 1920 the national economy grew from just under 1 5 Billion to almost 9 billion Budgeting Reform o How budgets would advance and provide proper controls o How budgets would enhance legislative and executive cooperation o How budgets would ensure administrative and management efficiency From 1900 1920 the national economy grew from just under 1 5 billion to almost 9 billion Frederick Taylor one best way of accomplishing a task Romanticism concentration on emotion and instinct not necessarily rational thinking The enlightenment o Age of reason 17th 18th century in Western Europe o Scottish Enlightenment Founded by Frances Hutchinson o Inspired by ideas from John Locke and elaborated the conditions that justified overthrowing foreign leaders by tyrannized colonial peoples o Basis for revolution with public service motivating emerging Impact of the enlightenment Thinkers believed learning HISTORY was vital in the education process because it could enhance the well being of future citizens Cook and Klay Washington s ideas are centered in the Scottish Enlightenment Goodnows Politics and Administrations Looked at Politics and Administration 3 types of authorities Judicial Executive Administrative 2 Primary Functions of all governments o Expression of the will of the state Politics o Execution of the will of the state Administration Separation of governmental powers Ethics A set of principles of right conduct a theory or a system of moral values rules or standards governing the conduct of a person Cooper Big questions in Administrative Ethics 1 How do Americans administrative ethical norms fit into a global context administrative ethics ethical conduct 2 What are the normative foundations for public 3 How can organizations be designed to be supportive of 4 When should we treat people equally in order to treat them fairly and when should we treat them unequally Coal Mine Timeline 3 25 1947 mine exploded and Ill perish despite multiple warnings that the mine needed to be cleaned Frederickson Civil service decreased almost 25 percent from 1947 1999 while the contract workforce doubled at the federal level during the same time period As of 2010 17 million people make up the extended workforce The primary responsibility of public health matters within the borders fests with the state and local governments Publicness defined as characteristic of an organizational which reflects the extent to which the organization is influences by political authority Dewey public interest cannot be determined without discussion o It is an ideal instead of a scientific term Normative Publicness The extent to which an organization holds public sector values Strategic management in public sector In theory the old school view DISCOURAGED bureaucrats from exercising any abundance of imagination about the proper purposes of government and prevented them from taking any responsibility for their defining Olivero Graffiti can simultaneously serve as a public good through both its social commentary and artistry o In 2014 the city of Rio legalized graffiti in publicly approved own spaces None of these are historical Lillian Gilbreth o Had 12 children life was inspiration for 1950 film Cheaper by the Dozen Max Weber o Bureaucracies are machine like structures with EFFICIENCY at the heart Herbert Simon Neo Classical Theory o Principles are merely proverbs as none of the terms are truly SCIENTIFIC Douglas Macgregor o Theory X Administrative vs Theory Y Participative Schein o Organizational culture Shared notions that unite individuals in an organization Don t Ask Don t Tell o 1994 President Clinton passes bill o Lasted until September 11th 2011 Employee salaries and benefits account for 50 85 of government budgets Soul is about authenticity Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure John Legend According to a survey of 10 government agencies only 1 5 of total spending is given to training employees Mary Follet The giving of orders importance of effective leadership o People are complex and have needs desires Midterm Q1 What two elements did Wilson discuss in his piece Efficiency and Economy Q3 Frederick Taylor got credit for scientific management but it was criticized for being not truly scientific Q4 Scottish Enlightenment Focuses on the HISTORY Q8 What s the main critique between Gulick and Urwick s scientific management Not truly scientific Q14 Normative foundations The extent to which an organization holds public sector values Q15 True False Old School views on imagination is seen as a good thing False Q Governor John Kitzhaber T F Q Article video was it ethical for him to resign despite being arguably the most powerful person in Oregon politics Even though his fianc wasn t ethical why did he cover it up Q 1 5 study of governemnt agencies Q Employees benefits their salaries 50 85 of the budget PAD 3003 Mid Term Exam Terms for it Dichotomy between Politics Administration Primary Functions of Government Scientific Management Q3 Frederick Taylor got credit o Critiques of it as well Not truly scientific Scottish Enlightenment Extended Workforce Need to study the
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