Administrative Discretion NAME SCHOOL Should public administrators be restricted to only laid down rules in the discharge of their duties as espoused by Max Weber or should they have some amount of discretion? To me that is a very open question in regards to public administration and depending on the situation either administrators’ following guidelines is best or administrators following their best discretion can be the best for the situation at hand. So when answering this question I
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around him. He confides in Mr. Spencer‚ and informs him of how he feels ensnared on the other side of life. Consequently‚ he persistently attempts to uncover his way in a society in which he feels he does not fit in. However‚ a further look into his alienation character as revealed in the story indicates it as a way that he has acquired in order to protect himself. In efforts to do so‚ he uses his hat to announce his peculiarity and uses isolation as a mechanism to show that he is better than the rest
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Conflict perspective‚ and Interactionist perspective. These three views are the ones most widely used by sociologists‚ which altogether will approach and provide an introductory look at the discipline. Some iconic sociologists such as Emile Durkheim‚ Max Weber‚ Karl Marx‚ W.E.B. DuBois and many others are major contributors to sociology. Functionalist perspective emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability. The functionalist perspective sees stability and agreement
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QUESTION : ACCORDING TO MAX WEBER‚ LEGAL-RATIONAL AUTHORITY IS THE MOST RATIONAL TYPE OF AUTHORITY.DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER. In every society‚ whether pre-modern or modern‚ there has been a hierarchy of command of which everyone must adhere to. In order for this system to operate‚ there must be someone in charge. Since every human being is found in a group or an organization which may be a country‚ tribe‚ institution or a family‚ it is obvious that the
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Studying the Models of Public Administration MODELS OF COMPARITIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONINTRODUCTION Before going to the models‚ it is important to understand the different terminologies used in the subject: 1. APPROACH: An Approach is based primarily on one central concept. That is thought to be especially useful in studying basic features of public administration. Approaches are general in nature. 2. MODELS: Models can be considered as a refined and more specific version of approaches
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Links: Weber‚ M (1905) “The Spirit of Capitalism and the Iron Cage”‚ in Lemert‚ C.(2010) Social Theory: The multicultural and classic readings [e-book] Westview Press: Boulder‚ CO Burrell‚ G & Morgan‚ G (1992) Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis:
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reason [that UPS surpassed the U.S. Postal Service] is the concept of bureaucracy”. According to Wilson (2004) bureaucracy was a theme which dominated organisation studies throughout the 1950’s and was the most common form of organisational design. Weber in Daft et al (2007‚ pg 31) defines the bureaucratic model as: “Labour is divided with clear definitions of authority and responsibility that are legitimized as official duties Positions are organized in a hierarchy of authority‚ with
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Ethnicity And Bureaucratic Corruption In Nigeria’s Public Service: Implications For National Development TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page Dedication Acknowledgement Preface Table of content Chapter One CHAPTER ONE Ethnicity Nigeria is the third most ethnically and linguistically diverse country in the world‚ after New Guinea and Indonesia1. This ethnolinguistic diversity has very significant implications in almost every area of the economy. It implies a major investment
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good. The Government that DOES NOT serve the needs of the people but governs to protect the interest and welfare of a few at the expense of many is not good.” * Zulueta “ Government is the monopoly of legitimate use of physical power” * Max Weber * The government is committed to promote: * general welfare‚ * morals‚ * intelligence‚ * social justice * Ultimate happiness Rizal on the Family * Family- the basic and oldest social institution‚ a very
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Content‚ Dilivery‚ and Organizational Performance. Leadership Quarterly‚ pp. 345 - 373 Conger‚ J Klenke‚ K.‚ (1999).Women leaders and women managers in the global community‚ Career Development International‚ Vol. 4 Iss: 3 pp. 134 - 139 Robbins‚ S Weber‚ M. (1947). The Theory of Social and Economic Organization‚ Henderson‚ A.M. and Parson‚ T. (trans.). New York: The Free Press Zhu‚ P
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