Makerere University College of Business and Management Sciences 2012 MBA YEAR II Public Sector Administration and Management MBS8118 (Nov 2013) Presented by . Francis Patrick Makayi Task Using your understanding of the knowledge of Uganda’s Public sector‚ what are the major challenges facing the country’s public sector? What prescriptions would you offer to address the challenges? Facilitator: Professor Basheka List of Acronyms HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus KCCA- Kampala
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The Absorbent Mind Theory of Dr. Maria Montessori This paper will explore Dr. Maria Montessori’s Absorbent Mind Theory‚ the implementation of The Absorbent Mind Theory in Montessori practices; The Absorbent Mind Theory’s relation to Wallace J. Kahn’s ABC Model and to my own personal philosophy statement‚ in regards to the education of young children. The Absorbent Mind Theory states that the minds of young children‚ ages birth to six-years-old‚ are comparable to sponges‚ in that they ‘soak
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Theorists Child development theories are an organized set of principles designed to explain and predict something. Below are some major child development theorists and their theories. Jean Piaget – (1896-1980) was originally a biologist before going on to study the development of children’s understanding. He studied children by observing them talking and listening to them whilst he set them tasks to carry out. He came up with the ‘Maturation Theory’ which means that a child simply grows up and
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Public administration plays a major role in the functioning of our community. It helps with the implementation of government policy to imply and prepare civil servants for working in the public service. Although public administration is a major source for the betterment of the community. Trying to grasp the idea of how public administration work‚ can be difficult because there are many fields that make up public administration. When people ask what public administration is? “It is a complex interdisciplinary
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Review of “A New Vision for Public Administration” Charles T. Goodsell Public Administration Review‚ 66.4‚ July/August 2006: 623:635 Theme The theme of the article by Goodsell is illustrating “how public administration in the United States can be seen on its own terms‚ and not those of others” (p. 634). This article argue that the professors and practitioners of the field have inadvertently allowed it to be observed and interpreted from standpoints imposed by others who are external to
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Both the public sector and the private sector depend on each other to operate efficiently and to serve the interest of the general populace.They therefore work hand in hand to the good of the society. The distinction between public and private can be seen as one of the “grand dichotomies” of Western thought (Weintraub‚ 1997: 1). It is also a dichotomy that dominates the field of public administration where it is mostly defined as a binary distinction between the realm
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Today’s public administrators face many dilemmas in regard to ethical conduct. This is not because today’s public administrators are inherently evil. This is mainly due to the elevated level of scrutiny placed on today’s public administrators. Network television and the emergence of the internet have facilitated this scrutiny; however the blame cannot be solely attributed to these forms of media. Some public administrators make questionable moral decisions that help amplify the public perception
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and 2 Public management and administration an introduction 1. What does bureaucracy mean? (use Weber for reference) 2. Why did a new model for Public Management emerge around the 90’s? (what were push factors) 3. What is the difference between Public Administration and Public Management 4. Please give an example from real life Public Management that shows that “there is no one best way” and give arguments for your position (0‚5 A4 aprox.) Ch 1 and 2 Understanding Public Management
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Deanna Saylor Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Y505 Exam One 5/25/2010 1. In your own words‚ what is a psychological contract? Why is this concept important to studying human resources? Explain. Give an example of a psychological contract you had with an employer and what‚ if anything‚ happened when it was broken. A psychological contract is what the employee expects to receive from the employer and vice versa. For example‚ in my job‚ I expect that my employer
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MPA vs. MPP Both the Master of Public Administration (MPA) and the Master of Public Policy (MPP) are strong‚ valuable‚ preferred degrees. But what makes them different? Which one is right for you and your career goals? Master of Public Administration • Core courses cover more about management. • Core courses require fewer classes in economics and statistics Credit Hours: 39 24 Core Requirements 12 Primary Concentration 3 Internship or Practicum Fields of concentration include:
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