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Definition 1 of 99
Franklin D Roosevelt , created for both industrial recovery and for unemployment relief. Headed
by the Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, it aimed at long-range recovery and spent $4 billion
on thousands of projects that included public buildings, highways, and parkways.
1934 - Public administration
1835 - Public administration
new public administration
1935 - Public administration
Term 2 of 99
1972 - Equal Employment Opportunity Act
Brings position classification to Washington-based federal employees and established the
principle of equal pay for equal work.
To furth promote equal employment opportunities for American Workers
Prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation,
public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. The ADA also
establishes requirements for telecommunications relay services.
Began the spoil system in the u.s Government Employment
,Definition 3 of 99
Father of Scientific Management. "One best way" his way.
Max Weber
Elton Mayo
Fredrick Taylor
Douglas Mcgregor
Definition 4 of 99
1. Budget would advance and provide for popular control. 2. Budget would enhance legislative
and executive cooperation 3. Budget would ensure administrative and management efficiency.
1926 - Mary Parker Follet "Power with" over "Power Over" - Management Style
STEPS in the Public Relation Strategic planning process? Step Four to Eight
1918 - William Willoughby - "The Movement for Budgetary Reform"- 3 Major threads. Classic
page 3
1940 - Herbert Simons - examined Gulick POSDCORB - found inconsistent, conflicting, and
inapplicable to public administration
Term 5 of 99
Spoils system/patronage
To furth promote equal employment opportunities for american workers
Gave jobs based on the fact they helped you or voted for you in an election
1. Develop a science for each element of a man's work which replaces the old rule-of-thumb
method.
Principal of Rules- Rules are stable, exhaustive, and can be learned; Decisions are
recorded in permanent file.
,Term 6 of 99
Federalism
a system where all power is centralized in a single national government
a political ideology that advocates for complete state control over all aspects of life
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national,
government and the states
a method of governance that allows for no local or state autonomy
Term 7 of 99
POSDCORB - Staffing
Organizing, that is the establishment of the formal structure of authority through which
work subdivisions are arranged, defined, and Under Organizing, Gulick emphasized the
division and specialization of labor in a manner that will increase efficiency.
Recognized the role of the informal organizations influence with productivity; an executive
in the private sector
The idea that the organizational structures and control systems managers choose depend
on - are contingent on - characteristics of the external environment in which the
organization operates.
Staffing, that is the whole personnel function of bringing in and training the staff and
maintaining favorable conditions of work;
, Term 8 of 99
1776 - Declaration of Independence
Brings position classification to Washington-based federal employees and established the
principle of equal pay for equal work.
Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations advocates the ability-to-pay principle of taxation and
optimal organization of a pin factor. Famous for economic rationale of the factory system
and the division of labor.
To furth promote equal employment opportunities for American Workers
It made compulsory campaign contributions from federal employees illegal, and
established the Civil Service Commission to make appointments to federal jobs on the basis
of examination rather than cronyism
Term 9 of 99
Transactional leadership
a model that uses inputs of stakeholders, which referred to government, with an output or
goal of becoming law.
POSDCORB are as follows: Planning, that is working out in broad outline the things that
need to be done and the methods for doing them to accomplish the purpose set for the
enterprise;
Calculation of costs, benefits and information to make the most rational decisions in order
to achieve policy goal
leadership based on an exchange process, in which followers are rewarded for good
performance and punished for poor performance
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