Introduction to Public Administration

Introduction to Public Administration Prof. Josefina B. Bitonio, DPA

Part I: Meaning, Nature, Scope and Significance of Public Administration

Views of Public Administration

Views of Public Administration As a Field of Practice According to Waldo (1955), PA has dual usages: as a field of practice and a field of study. The meaning invoked is the activity or process of administering public affairs and carrying out governmental functions. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Views of Public Administration As a Field of Study or Discipline PA is concerned with discovering and advancing theoretical and practical knowledge in the field using scientific methods and other social sciences use ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],PA differs from political science in its emphasis on bureaucratic structure and behavior and its methodologies (Rossenbloom, 1989)

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Views of Public Administration As: Both an Art and a Science As an Art: PA involves creativity, leadership, a good sense of the intangibles in administration. This view is closely to the practice of PA

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Wlado Definition of Public Administration Waldo, 1955 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of Public Administration Caiden, 1971 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of Public Administration Fry, 1989 ,[object Object],[object Object]

Rossenbloom, 1989 Definition of Public Administration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of Public Administration De Guzman, 1993 ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Public and Private Administration Criteria Public Administration Private Administration 1.Relations to environment ,[object Object],[object Object],2. Accountability ,[object Object],[object Object],3. Measure of performance ,[object Object],[object Object],4. Nature of goods and services ,[object Object],[object Object]

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