How is public administration defined within the context of its four frames? Before answering this question, first think about how public administration is defined in general. Public administration is a system of public servants managing an array of services, programs, and other related actions that occur in the public sector, whether that is government, nonprofit, and in other cases, nongovernmental or not-for-profit organizations.
This level of management is extremely necessary in order for much of everyday society to operate, however, it is also even more necessary that those administrating those services ensure that they are component, fair, and just individuals or groups who hold at least a reasonable amount of knowledge and expertise in order to effectively administer said services to its respective recipients. This exchange of services from the servicer or service provider to client/customer/service recipient, in theory, can have a reciprocal effect in way that allows the utmost effectiveness in the process overall. Everyday life provides a great amount of situations that involved public administration, which leads into the four frames of public administration, and of the four, three are mentioned in course text.
[...] 112) This taskforce also reported that the states most successful in privatization created a permanent, centralized entity to manage and oversee the operation, from project analysis and vendor selection to contracting and procurement” Pros and Cons of Privatizing,” 2010). (Denhardt, Denhardt, & Blanc p. 112) At any level of government, it must acknowledge that there is a variety of mechanisms available to be utilized in the privatization process. Through defining the problem, planning, developing strategies, contracting, forming partnerships, and signing memorandums of understanding, the privatization process is implemented, executed, and commenced, although, these are just a number of steps government must include in the process. References Denhardt, R. B., Denhardt, J. [...]
[...] In many cases, it is the government who still provides access to the funding needed for the NGOs to complete what needs to be accomplished in order to meet the needs and demands of those requiring those now outsourced services. When analyzing privatization, like when making any other rational analysis it is strongly recommended to compare and contrast the pros and cons. Pros “People may feel that clients will receive more personal attention from a nongovernmental or private group” (Denhardt, Denhardt, & Blanc p. [...]
[...] V., & Blanc, T. A. (2013). Personal Action in Public Organizations. In Public administration: An action orientation (pp - 4). Denhardt, R. B., Denhardt, J. V., & Blanc, T. [...]
[...] A. (2013). The Interorganizational Context of Public Administration. In Public administration: An action orientation (pp - 112). Waters, M. A. (2014). Chapter 1 & 2 [PowerPoint slides]. [...]
[...] Public administration defined within the context of its four frames and pros and cons to privatization Public Administration Defined within the Context of its Four Frames How is public administration defined within the context of its four frames? Before answering this question, first think about how public administration is defined in general. Public administration is a system of public servants managing an array of services, programs, and other related actions that occur in the public sector, whether that is government, nonprofit, and in other cases, nongovernmental or not-for-profit organizations. [...]
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