Essays on Public Service

Personal Statement

“Sasha, ihre fahrt ist hier.” At my teacher’s demand, I ran from my seat with such enthusiasm that I have never experienced before, and left behind everything I owned. I raced to the parent pick up line where my mother stood eagerly waiting to inform me of what she thought was good news. My parents were in military, so I spent most of my early life apart from them as they relocated every three years. This day was not only peculiar in that my mother came to pick me up, but it was the last Thursday I would ...

Freedom of Speech: The Right to Free Expression – Thailand versus Australia

Introduction The freedom of speech is one of the major branches or rather an indication of the level in which a nation has attained so far when it comes to democratic progress. Freedom of speech is a human right to freely express their thoughts, one of the most important civil liberties. A person's ability to act in accordance with their own interests and objectives, based on knowledge of objective independence, there is freedom. Freedom of expression is closely linked to issues of truth-seeking, self-management, flexibility of the political system, self-realization of the individual, natural rights and their protection. Freedom ...

Personal Development Planning

Abstract Personal development planning is an innovative concept that was developed to ensure that the achievement of a student are tracked in a structured manner. Such a plan has been essential in enhancing their learning and career development, which are essential aspects of their learning and career development. Universities in different countries have facilitated students to develop PDPs, which are integrated with their transcripts. It is essential to note that PDPs have facilitated students to set clear goals that are essential in ensuring they achieve the desired objectives. Personal development planning has facilitated students to develop effective learning skills, ...

Introduction

Public administration revolves around a complex set of correlated ideologies that surmise public administration. Part of the public administration includes the implementation of state policies and public governance. This report focuses on the functioning of public administration with a particular interest in public management and leadership. Various reforms and transformations in the public administration have impacted on the leadership and management of public offices. Extensive research studies have been done on public administration and management in providing an insight on transparency and efficiency. Challenges in public management and leadership have resulted in the enactment of reforms in the administration ...

Introduction

Although all federal systems of government shares a three-level government system, consisting of the federal, state/provincial, and local governments, the functions of these governmental levels, particularly that of the local government, can vary widely as adopted in various federations around the world (Steytler, 2005), such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, and South Africa, and as these government are transforming from the nation state into the market state (Treverton, 2005). Nevertheless, the constitutional allocation of powers to the three government levels plays a crucial role in the similarities and differences of their respective functions (Steytler, ...

Social Change Impact of the Project

The applied project is aimed at transforming the social fabrics of the ACB community living in Canada, especially on issues revolving on HIV prevention. Previous chapters have been focused in discussing social deliverables that can help tone down the high rate of HIV prevalence rates as well as stigmatization among the ACB community members, therefore, this section conclude the social impact of the interventions so far discussed in these sections. The first and a core social change impact of this intervention relate to its ability to reduce the higher prevalence rates of HIV in the society. This fact comes ...

In the 4th Century BC, Aristotle clearly stated that for a government to have an effective constitution, it must have in place three basic elements. These are a public assembly, various officers of the state and lastly a judicial department. One of the most famous quotes of John Adams is ‘power must never be trusted without a check’. This may be said to mean that in instances that an individual or an institution which is tasked with the authority to rule over a people should never be given the absolute authority to have the absolute authority. Institutions checking on ...

Introduction

The website presents several clip from the Bureau of Land Management provide information on expected behaviour from public sector employees. There are several examples given about unethical behaviour from public sector employees. This will paper will discuss two stories of Outside business and Bribes.

A Story of Outside Business

The video presents a government official using government facilities and official time for outside business. It is clear that the government employee has an outside business of real estate agent and she uses government property and official time to perform her outside business. The employee shown in the clip uses official time of lunchtime to ...

Introduction

The idea of slavery for many people is the images of black men in cotton plantations, working a whole day for no pay. The trade of African people for lifetimes of slavery is the other embedded idea of slavery to many people living in Canada and United States. These concepts of slavery ignore the possibility of a current form of slavery. The idea that slaves are working forcefully without pay in Canada and the United States is farfetched. This status of ignorance acts as part of the modern day slavery, where people, especially young girls, are sold for purposes ...

Intro

In her memoir Hard Choices, Hilary Rodham Clinton discusses the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, her adjustment to the subsequent presidency of Barack Obama and her unexpected appointment as Secretary of State. Clinton frankly discusses the challenges and experiences of her position and uses the memoir as an introduction to her potential presidential run in 2016. The major themes in this memoir are sacrifice, success, regret and exceptionalism (Clinton). Clinton repeatedly discusses the sacrifices and hard choices that she had to make throughout her life, both personally and professionally, in order to get where she is today. Specifically, ...

Communication and Problem Solving Practices in Public Safety Agencies

Abstract Communication and problem solving are necessary for public safety agencies to be effective. Employees cannot adequately respond to disasters if they do not have the correct information or the information at all. Historically, public service agencies have used different communication protocols and equipment. This has resulted in a severe lack of coordination to disasters and emergencies that require the cooperation of different public safety agencies. The September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina are prime examples of the lack of coordinated communication and problem solving amongst different agencies. New technologies such as geographical ...

Change management is an approach that ensures that changes are smoothly and thoroughly implemented to achieve benefits in the end. According to the article leading through change by Kimberly King, various critical points assist one in developing change management skills in an organization. First, communication should be done upwards and not sideways or downwards. As a manager who is focusing on introducing change in any organization, one should emphasize on communicating with those above in position. It will enable one to understand more and get enough information, which will help to introduce change downwards and sideways (Upchurch, 2016, p. ...

Advertising is a paid form of communication that conveys information about commercial products or services for promoting sales. It is a method to attract the attention of the public. According to the American Marketing Association (AMA), “Advertising is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods and services by an identified sponsor”. Advertising is necessary to create awareness about the different products that are available in the market. At present a large amount of capital is spent for advertisements as it has become a part of marketing strategy of a business. Due to competition it is ...

Company and Situation

In the period following the late 1990s, Thomas (2002) mentions that Enron Company was regarded as one of the outstanding, as well as, most innovative companies in the American state. The entity continued with its bid of building new power plants and operating other gas lines. It was also well-known for its unique methods of trading. However, all these prospects came tumbling down when it admitted to having misrepresented its incomes and that the company’s value of equity was less than the one stated in the balance sheet. In this light, the following paper will conduct research regarding ...

Brahmacharya is a vow which means that a person is mentally and physically abstaining from all the sensual pleasures. Marriage is supposed to be monogamous and being faithful means respecting the truth. Gandhi understood the true meaning of brahmacharya when he visited South Africa where he was influenced by Raychandbhai. Devotion, which is related to self-control, is the part of being faithful and practicing brahmacharya means taking a vow and denouncing all earthly pleasures which might corrupt a person and their practice. Gandhi thinks about the true meaning of faithfulness and its connection with devotion. He talks about the ...

The purpose of this letter is to give more comprehensive details as to why consider Cardozo Law School to be an ideal fit and the reasons for why I would like to attend. I believe I bring two important qualities that will make me a successful lawyer. First, I consider myself a champion for the cause of the “wronged” or the “downtrodden.” I desire to use my legal skills and expertise to help better the condition of the “wronged,” who are essentially victims of unjust social constructions. Second, I bring to the table a passion for public interest law. ...

I.T Business in Russia

Information technology can be generally defined as a set of tools or systems used in sending, storing, and retrieving data. Information technology system is greatly considered as the key driver of the productivity growth in Russia that allows the transformation of business applications and processes, which improves the effectiveness of nation’s business organizations. However, there are several factors that hinder the development of information technology structures in Russia that come under the influence of the government, nature as well as the individual I.T experts. Hence, this paper will address the various factors that make ...

Summary

Race Matters by Cornel West provides a detailed account of the African-American history within the United States. The book presents various controversies regarding the African American advancement. In chapter two and three titled The Pitfalls of Racial Reasoning and The Crisis of Black Leadership respectively, West discusses racial reasoning, its effect on African American leadership as well as how it reflects on the entire black community. According to West, racial reasoning is a concept that is based on the belief that for the struggle for equality to be effective, blacks have to speak with one voice and concentrate on ...

Infrared Cameras

Introduction An infrared camera is a non-contact device that detects infrared energy and converts it into a visible light display. The infrared energy is first translated into electrical impulses that are then converted into data for camera display. The image or video formed on the screen is of different colors depending on the intensity of the infrared emission. Most cameras have built-in visible light digital cameras that allow merging of infrared and visual images. There are two different types of infrared cameras; cooled cameras and uncooled cameras. The cooled infrared cameras produce superior image qualities than uncooled cameras but ...

Generally, human resources (HR) management faces several challenges in the highly digital and technology enabled lives that we are living today. Public service HR management faces even greater challenges because of the regulatory framework that they are expected to work in and deliver. One of the biggest challenges that the public service HR management systems across the globe face today is technology and their inability to keep up pace with such technological advancements. Technology today has changed the way people work and the public service HR management maintain a constant vigil to keep up with the process of change ...

Metropolises are large urban areas or cities that are significant political, economic and social cultural centers for a given region or country. They are also important hubs for international or regional commerce, communications and connections. In reference to large cities, neighborhoods are usually districts or localities characterized by certain ranks and qualities of its inhabitants. Therefore, neighborhood segregation refers to the physical separation of urban localities or residents into two or more neighborhoods. Although neighborhood segregation had been attributed to social courses such as ethnicity, racism and cultures, in the last few decades, there is growing evidence that differences ...

Annotated Bibliography

Introduction Ethics is important in any professional body. This paper focuses on some of the ethical studies done on urban development in regional and town planning. Through the paper, one will examine some of the sources that will be used while dealing with the mentioned topic. Most of the sources that have been used in this annotated bibliography are American. This is because one believes America has a more ethical background in ethical issues dealing with urban development. In addition, the chosen articles are more relevant and deeply researched making them more appropriate for the study. By using American ...

Summary

The text primarily talks about the concept of public culture service. The main theme is the issue of motivation of the personnel in the public service. The scholars and the author attempt to suggest that the concept of motivation could be productive in the long run for the public service. A comparison is run on the concept of motivation in the public service and in the private sector. Consensus exists that for the private sector, motivation could be easy probably because the sector is profit oriented. However, in the public service the lack of profit hinders motivation. The text ...

Discussion

The strength of any public services is shown by the quality of its human resource. Developments in the economy have led to shifts in knowledge and expectation. More than ever before, the citizens are increasingly aware of the obligation that the public sector has to the citizenry. There is increased expectation for quality service delivery. As a result of this, there is more demand for better services from a public sector that is responsive to the prevailing conditions (Pepple, 2009, pg.1). Stalled development in Nigeria has been blamed on the failure to achieve development targets and goals. Scholars argue that is ...

Annotated Bibliography

Anderson, M. & Ramos-Reid, R. (2011) Core competence-definition and dynamics in the not-for-profit sector. School of Management Blekinge Institute of Technology Sweden.

The study is among the few that treats the subject of core-competences (core capabilities) within the nonprofit sector, explaining how it applies to the not-for-profit operations. The core competences concept is related to the added value notion, and the authors of this study aim to identify how nonprofit organizations can generate added value by optimizing their internal resources. Developing a multi-case study analysis, the book identifies that nonprofit operations follow the same patterns as for profit organizations for ...

As Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman of Apple Inc., Jobs met many ups and downs as a good leader. Throughout Apple’s history, such as when they Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne have just started their business in 1976 in the garage of Jobs’ foster parents, years later, they were a success. It only proves that with the right mix of leaders, they can start a company that will later on live with its vision. Apple Company had since then continued to hire many highly talented, creative, and innovative people (e.g., Mike Scott, John Scully).

With Jobs’ leadership and the highly competent ...

“Bribery and corruption in the public sector, is endemic and unavoidable in all societies.”

Introduction In 2012, the biggest stories of corruption were the allegation against Wal-Mart regarding the payment of bribes amounting to US$24 million in its Mexican operations (Barstow, 2012). A year before, in 2011, a survey was carried out by the Transparency International in 30 countries for their views on corruption. “The results found that 27 percent, or more than one in four businesspeople surveyed, think that they had lost business in the last 12 months due to bribery” (Hardoon, 2012). Corruption is a multifaceted event that involves a wide variety of actions taken by individuals. A simple definition of ...

The federal bureaucracy of the United States (US) underwent various transformations since President George Washington came to power, during which it only included the Treasury, State and War departments. The end of the Civil War opened more opportunities for Americans to join the federal bureaucracy through the civil service system, which compensates the need to fulfill administrative reforms during that time. The civil service system imposed meritocracy, which meant that only the most qualified people could serve the federal bureaucracy of the US, as opposed to earning positions via patronage. Throughout the 1800s, the federal bureaucracy of the US ...

According to Denhardt and Denhardt (2012), the main role of public servants is to assist citizen’s articulate as well as meet shared interests rather than attempting to steer of control society. However, today there is a tug of war between public management that steers and that that rows. Nye identifies three trends that have resulted in the decentralization or diffusion of government and society. These include globalization, information revolution and marketization. Public administrators are, therefore, left with the task of ensuring equity, service effectiveness and efficiency.

A public service like building inspection by government agencies should be available throughout ...

Discussion 1

Psychological assessment is an extremely vital exercise for an individual or the community at large. It ensures that the courts give a fair ruling. There are different issues that could arise when conducting a psychological assessment in the community. This paper discusses issues that could arise when carrying out an assessment.

Competency of an individual is substantial in the court (Adler, 2004). The psychologist evaluates the mind of an individual and states if the defendant can face trial. In case the defendant is incompetent, the psychologist writes to the court to request time to prepare the defendant for legal proceedings. Additionally, ...

The ethical issue which this paper wants to address is the normative set up in the patient doctor relationship. This is a highly paternalistic model. In this set up, doctors are the experts in medicine. Most patients have only scant and dependable medical knowledge. Hence, the overall trust in one’s medical practitioner is focal to the medical process and doctors carry the main responsibility for the patient’s wellness. The sole duty to decide on every crucial medical evaluations and decisions relies on them.

The patient-doctor patient relations must be a two-way street between the patient and the doctor because ...

Fear appeals are now widely used not only to sell merchandise but to promote issues like health, security, financial safety and other things. LaTour, Snipes and Bliss noted that: “In using fear appeals, some negative behavior is usually associated with a negative effect, like smoking and lung cancer, or a positive behavior, unpracticed, is associated with a negative effect, like brushing teeth and cavities” (1996, cited in Mayfield, 2006).

Over the years, several theories have been developed that thought to have influenced the swaying effect of fear appeals. One of these theories is the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) which suggests ...

The theme of chapter “Optimizing Distribution Channels” is that the performance of the agency can be improved by meeting the needs of citizens. - In this chapter, Kotler and Lee has described that the public service performance can be measured by analyzing how well the agency is meeting the requirement of common good that is paving the way to the creation of good for a number of people. - The public sector goods are defined in terms of three measures that are commonly known as triple bottom line, it includes social good, environment good and the economic good. ...

The information about policies that the public needs to know should be truthful and free of bias as much as possible as these information shape public opinion and even electoral decision. The presentation of the factual and unbiased information about policies is most of the time the responsibility of media as politicians are subject to their political beliefs and stand on the specific issue. The media, as the Fourth Estate, should present this information in such a way there could be clarity and understanding between the government officials and the constituents. There has been a lot of information published regarding ...

- Why do retailers use professionals such as ad agencies of the media to develop their campaigns instead of attempting to do so without experienced help? Use of social media to market can enable retailer looking to advance their reach for more customers. Advertising agencies help the customers to interact more with brands through social media. As such, having a strong social media presence is essential in tapping more customers into their interest. If effectively implemented advertising agencies can bring outstanding success in the business. Additionally, the public relations method of ad provides a set of practical steps and guidelines for ...

African Americans in the United States comprise the second largest ethnic group in the United States. The African American history stretches as far back as the 16th century when Africans were captured and sold to the American plantations in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. After the United States of America became independent, African Americans continued to be enslaved. They were mistreated economically, socially and politically. The constitution of United States at independence stated that an African American was three fifths of a person. Anti-miscegenation rules were enacted in various states to prohibit interracial marriages. Interracial sex was also criminalized with harsh ...

Cooper in, Safeguarding Ethical Autonomy in Organizations: Dealing with Unethical Superiors and Organizations and Gawthrop in, Democracy, Bureaucracy and the Common Good, bring out critical issues that face administrators in the day to day dispensation in the public service. The common thread across the works is the need to conduct oneself for the overall good of the people. In fact, Cooper captures this succinctly in his recognition and appreciation of the fact that public administrators have a Constitutional and statutory obligation to protect the interests of the citizenry. In that context, according to Cooper’s narrative, it is instructive for ...

Terry Cooper’s, Integrating Ethics with Organizational Norms and Structures, and Louis Gawthrop’s, A Vision of the Common Good, offer illuminating discussion on the moral and ethical premise that need to inform the public worker’s mindset. The nexus in the two authors’ arguments lies in their recommendation that the public administrator ought to pursue the common good of the citizenry. It is this line of thought that is captured by Gawthrop’s coverage of the energized governance system adopted upon the election of Roosevelt to the presidency. Indeed, what pervaded the public administration at that point in ...

Arab state broadcasting systems are currently in transitions despite resistance from the government. Transition is due to due to the pressure from the increasing democracy in the social and political systems, liberalization in the markets and advances in the technology. Currently in the Arab countries there are so many reforms in political and social systems hence the need for change in the Arab state broadcasting systems (Ayish 2010). Initially the Arab state broadcasting systems operated in a way that the national broadcasting institutions were owned and operated by governments and guided by centralized state visions than by community concern. ...

Abstract

A series of four terrorist suicide attacks on September 11, 2001 used the highjacking for airplanes to crash into the Twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, and an attempt to impact in Washington, DC. The 9/11 Commission was created on November 27, 2002 at the request of President George W. Bush in direct response to the attack. The 9/11 Commission presented its report on July 22, 2004; it is officially called “the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The United States Department of Homeland Security was created in ...

Introduction

Many people have no idea of what they expect to achieve after retirement when asked about their retirement plans. The government’s policies about retirement do not cater for the well-being of retirees creating a lot of worry for the life after employment. The increasing number of employees demanding cover by government pension programs and the current decline in the retirement income levels contributes to the change of the American pension landscape (Heiland and Li, 2012). The United States of America developed labor laws during the time when the country’s economy was independent and self-contained. The main aim of ...

Employee Motivation in the Public Sector and the Case Study of Implementing Teacher Pay for Performance as means of motivation in NY Public Schools Employee Motivation in the Public Sector and the Case Study of Implementing Teacher Pay for Performance as means of motivation in NY Public Schools Motivation of the employees is an important aspect in the public sector. Motivation increases the efficiency and effectiveness of the employees in the public sector by enabling them to feel that there is an appreciation in their work ("Evaluating the Effectiveness of Teacher Pay-for-Performance | RAND," n.d.). As such, they ...

Global Media and New Technologies

Free speech concentrates on the legal constraints on expression and other issues of state censorship. The concept also entails constructive obligations on the state to create the conditions for miscellaneous public communications. This paper will explore free speech, global regulations, and new media technologies. Tree speech entails the campaign for diversity in modes of address, audience, topics, and speakers. To acquire the industry dynamics and media regulations, there is a need to have free speech. McChesney (2009, p.11) says that the realm of media is on the brink of profound transformation. In the past, media levels were on a primary ...

Improving Trauma Care Act 2014

Abstract Health care policies are amongst the most important agenda in the administration of a nation. With the right health laws and policies in place the government can provide a wide range of health care benefits to its people. However, with changing times, amendment and constant up-gradation is required. It is true for both medical as well as legal definitions. Improving Trauma Care Act is one such amendment in the Public Health Laws of the federation. The following paper is a research on the reasons to make this amendment and what may be its impact in the health care scenario ...

Introduction

Classical conditioning is the process by which the brain is being trained to give attention to the presentations that are shown through public media. In the current years, it could be understood that classical conditioning is utilized by several public and private institutions to provide a suggestive form of thinking for the public to recognize accordingly. What makes this form of convincing effective is the fact that it caters to the ideal process by which the brain is directed to respond to the different messages that the said institutions want to impose on the public. In the presentation that ...

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Rayan Azhari Chapter I

Introduction

Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty. Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. ...

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON THE POLITICAL LEADER 2

Abstract The purpose of this essay is to assess various scholarly sources pertaining to Hillary Clinton as a political leader, her various leadership roles, and the overall organizational effectiveness of her leadership. While serving as the First Lady of the United States, United States Senator of New York and Secretary of State for President Obama’s first administration, Clinton has proven time and again to be a leader of resilience and authenticity with effective organizational outcomes. Ideally, the leadership behaviors of Hillary Rodham Clinton provide a diverse and broad foundation for identifying specific characteristics of transformational leadership: the ability to listen ...

In Depth Audience Analysis

According to the community profile of the Springfield, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, there are two distinct sets of major stakeholders which the Chamber of Commerce wishes to court with their data. First, there are business interests who may wish to perform business in the city of Springfield; to that end, the Chamber of Commerce provides substantial information on demographics, career opportunities, preferred business listings and an index of advertisers to indicate the city’s ability to accommodate a number of business needs, as well as other businesses to network with upon arriving in Springfield. The other group of stakeholders are ...

Higher education plays a critical role in shaping civic life of many American citizens. The type the American’s system of higher education contributes less to the promotion of civic responsibilities among students (Astin 1). Civic responsibility is an aspect that every society must possess irrespective of their culture, religion, or ethnicity. Higher education has the responsibility of promoting civic responsibility, but most institutions distance themselves from the issue and instead concentrate of education knowledge. The lack of the democratic ideal in higher education leads to universities producing qualified academic graduates, but poor leaders and drivers of change in societies. ...

A public service announcement (PSA) is stated by the Federal Communications Commission as any pronouncement that is passed to the public for their interest on social issues by the media without any charges (Du & Plessis 8). These announcements originate from the government or non-governmental organizations and target the cause of general public interest. The other names that are used for PSAs are public service ad and in the UK they are referred as public information films. Their objective is to promote activities and programs by the government and non-governmental organizations. A PSA is not only composed of the message ...

Prisons, Privatization, Patronage

Summary The article, “Prisons, Privatization, Patronage” by Paul Krugman highlighted that the government’s decision to privatize prisons and related public services, such as halfway houses, has come to face its consequences—escaped prisoners committing crimes all over again, sometimes even worse than what they have been convicted for. Krugman cited The New York Times’ investigative reports on this issue and case stories on what has been taking place in the state of New Jersey. These studies reveal that such private facilities are inadequately managed, with insufficient number of personnel, and poor prisoner monitoring equipment. However, Krugman also ...

In this particular context of developing a blue print in creation of a long term plan, the City manager’s office must appreciate their essential role in nurturing civic engagement, promotion of democratic governance and developing connections with the residents of the city. Some of the ways in which this role gets fulfillment is in making choices about the city’s economic services during the tough economic times. Once such choices get established, they should come up with strategic priorities through neighborhood and by extension wide city planning sessions. Also, they should be able to discuss challenging issues that the community ...

Abstract

The accountability of officials in public sector is a vital problem, as the availability of funds allocated among various public agencies and power abuse possibilities may create a dangerous environment breeding corruption. To avoid the erosion of the state apparatus, societies and citizens participate in governmental control through various forms of accountability and its initiatives. Democracy, the elimination of corruption and money mismanagement, the enhancement of state public sector efficiency, and the establishment of transparency are the undeniable benefits of public officials’ accountability. However, even the most well developed forms of accountability are far from flawless. Depending on a country, these approaches ...

Introduction 2

The City Economy 3 The High-Technology Products Industry 4 The Service Industry 7 The Construction Industry 8 The Public Services 8 Conclusion 9

References 10

MARKET STRUCTURES IN THE CITY Introduction The city has four main sectors: 1) high-technology products industry, 2) service industry, 3) public services industry and 4) construction industry. Because the city could gather some innovative people thanks to the developing high-technology products producers in the city, the city is attracting new people every other day. The attractiveness of the city is enlarging the population of the city. The migration ...

Chapter I

Introduction Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty. Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective succession planning ...

Health care in the UAE

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is the general well-being of an individual’s mind and body, and it denotes a lack of disease, injury, or pain. The term, however, has in the recent times been used to denote various non-living organizations, as well as their significance on the human beings around them. For instance, it is common to deduce the use of the word in reference to communities. By illustration, healthy communities, cities such as healthy cities as well as the environment that is termed as a healthy environment (Berkowitz, 2011). All such aspects are imperative because the ...

Introduction

The world has witnessed the existence of food riot over the years. The most recent was the food global crisis that occurred sometime between 2007 and 2008 and affected some 22 countries and caused drastic changes worldwide. The cause that was cited with the incident was that the population growth had outpaced the food production both in a worldwide scale. However, economists have cited diverse causes of the food crisis particularly in pricing. The public only paid attention to the issue when the media highlighted the riot on food production and acquirement but the crisis is already working long time ...

Public bureaucracy constitutes different categories of people that work in subsystem within the bureaucracy. In each category, there is clamor for power by the public officials. Subsystems present in the bureaucratic institution have broad outcomes. The subsystems vary in size from one locale to another. Most public organizations have several subsystems while some organizations have five. The gray areas between the boundaries signify lack of a clear boundary. The subsystems in various agencies exhibit proportions since they compete for influence and status (Stillman, 2009). Any subsystem in an organization permits adaptation to the issues that face it; in this case, ...

James Q. Wilson recommends what guiding principles in making for the most efficient and effective public organizations? How might these recommendations be applied to your understanding of a work organization with which you have had experience? James Q. Wilson states in his book that government agencies or the public organizations are those bureaucracies which run in numerous ways. But Wilson has emphasized that the public organizations are not like the private enterprises; the major reason is that they have not the aim of maximizing their profits and achieving their goals. Wilson has given two recommendations for the bureaucratic morass ...

Cooper, Gawthrop and McKnight in their own right discuss issues affecting public service within the modern societal context. Indeed, one appreciates the illumination the works give to an audience keen on understanding the dynamics of public service. In this paper, the brief shall be to canvass some of the issues that are brought forth in the respective works. From the onset, it is imperative to appreciate the ethical context within which the works are premised. The main objective of the writers is to create an ideological context that informs the modern public service. The discussion on public service ...