Public Administration - Possibility of good regulatory government
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Public administration follows the bureaucratic model. The implication is that there are hierarchies that influence the decision making process in public administration. Therefore, the decision makers in public administration are at the top of the bureaucratic models (Croley,...
Public administration defined within the context of its four frames and pros and cons to privatization
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
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...
Ethics in criminal justice administration analysis
Case study - 3 pages - Administrative law
Law enforcement officers are expected to live up to the highest professional and personal standards of life. With every passing day and just like all people; the faith, honor and integrity of a law enforcement official will be tested. Law enforcement officials are tempted with and can easily...
In-school strategies for enhancing primary and secondary school administration
Thesis - 4 pages - Educational studies
Every organization has objectives to attain. It is the duty of the staff/workers in such organizations to work towards the attainment of the organization's objectives. The level of attainment of the objectives however dictates how the organization is faring. There is no gainsaying that teachers...
Pharmacological effects and safe administration of Coumadin (warfarin)
Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies
Coumadin is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company, (Bristol- Meyers Squibb Company, 2008) and is a trade name for the generic medication warfarin sodium,commonly known as warfarin. This paper explores the use of Coumadin (warfarin) in clinical practice,...
Kautilya and ancient Indian administration
Thesis - 5 pages - Ancient history
Indian administration in its present form is the culmination of its evolution since 321 BC when Chandra Gupta Maurya established his empire in the sub-continent. Over a period of time, the Mughals and the British contributed substantially to the formation of the Indian Administrative...
Effective leadership in public administration: "The great leader is seen as servant first", Robert K. Greenleaf
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
Globalization, decentralization, economic uncertainties, and other contemporary challenges ask for a new kind of governance and a new role for public agents in every country. Governments have to reshape the public sector to cope with this environment that requires civil servants to assume new...
Death penalty administration: Racially biased?
Thesis - 9 pages - Civil law
More than 350 people have been executed in the USA since 1990. The U.S.A. has the highest known death row population on earth at over 3, 300. In 1997 the USA carried out 74 executions--the highest number for the last four decades. Only China, Saudi Arabia and Iran were known to have executed...
Assess hegemonic stability theory and how this relates to US foreign policy during the Clinton to G.W.Bush administrations
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
In 1970 Liberalism tried to create a revolution: international relations should be thought of using the study of economic interdependence, a key concept where states are affected by decisions taken by others. Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye insisted on economic facts of the early 1970s as the...
How the Bush administration has abused executive power
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
Since the United States Constitution was written, there has been a constant tug-of-war for power between the three branches of government: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch. In this time, the executive has been able to acquire many powers which include being...
The response of the Republican administrations of the 1950s and the Democrat administrations of the 1960s to the domestic problems they faced
Case study - 8 pages - Political science
Burning bras, rebel teenagers, rioting black Americans, burning cities, angry students and happy hippies are only a few amidst a veritable panoply of symbols of an exploding and ebullient young America struggling to find itself throughout the vibrant fifties and sixties, an era of...
Introduction to wages and salary administration
Thesis - 11 pages - Human resources
Human resource is of paramount importance for the success of any organization. It is a source of strength and aid. Human resources are the wealth of an organization which can help it in achieving its goals. Human resources management is concerned with the human beings in an organization. It...
The nature of present-day public administration theory
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. This quote from Edmond Burke can be applied not only to the state but also, to some extent, to the field of public administration. Indeed, a book such as The Public Administration Theory...
The Responsibility of University Administration Off-Campus: How far Does Liability Extend, and Under What Circumstances Does it Exist?
Thesis - 6 pages - Educational studies
Universities and colleges in the United States have long been held legally responsible for their students, even though the circumstances surrounding this responsibility have evolved over time. The basis of this responsibility lies in the concept of in loco parentis, when a university takes the...
Administrative law in the United States
Essay - 4 pages - International law
Explaining the concept of administrative law can cause complications to many people. Therefore, before going further in this work, we will define the administrative law in advance for a better understanding. Administrative law is the set of rules that define the rights and obligations of an...
Constitutional and Administrative Issues
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Daniel C. Smith is an employee of the RidgeMont Township Board of Education. He serves as a high school teacher. He has served under the board for 20 years. Mr. Daniel telephoned the Bill Gallo show in New York City. He proceeded to enter into a discussion with the host of the show letting him...
Belgian administrative law: Definition, characteristics and sources
Thesis - 11 pages - Administrative law
Administrative law is a set of legal rules other than constitutional law that establish the organization, functions and working procedures of the administrative structures of the state. It comprises all the legal rules, other than constitutional law. The Constitution is the foundation of...
The United States and the World: Bush's Second Term and Current Trends in the US Foreign Policy Establishment
Course material - 9 pages - Political life and election
After Bush's re-election in November 2004, there were some doubts about the kind of policy he would now follow, after the occupation of Iraq had revealed itself as a much more difficult undertaking than what the Administration had contemplated. Many felt at the time the President would...
Pre-internship report: Engel & Völkers
Internship report - 2 pages - Business strategy
I have to do my internship in the United States at Long Beach, a city right next to Los Angeles in California. The company is called Engel & Völkers and it is one of the biggest services' companies in the world specialised in Luxury Real Estate, yachts, and private jets. Engel & Völkers is...
The United States and the end of the Cold War (1989-1990)
Course material - 4 pages - Modern history
President George H. Bush was elected in November 1988. He had to steer the end of the Cold War, 1989-1990. His team was different from Reagan's, although he had been his vice-president: there were no neo-conservatives; the new Administration was more adept of Kissinger's prudent line....
Study about Administrative Bureaucratic Theory and Scientific Management View in Organizations
Essay - 5 pages - Management
It is first important to understand management in general in order to understand how it had developed through the years from the 17th century until presents. The basic concept behind management is that it is the field in human behavior wherein the manager needs to plan, organize, direct, and...
Administrative agency: In action
Thesis - 8 pages - Administrative law
In 1969 shortly after being sworn in, President Nixon turned to Roy L. Ash, founder of Litton Industries, to chair an Advisory Council on Executive Organization and submit recommendations for structural reform within the federal government. President Nixon was in part reacting to a changing tide...
Administrator challenges
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
A prison is an institution that has been crafted to detain convicted criminals as a rational and humane form of punishment. Prisoners' daily movements are tightly prescribed, and their compliance with routines is strictly enforced. The purpose of restrictions on inmates' freedom...
Outsourcing of human resources: the challenges and motivations of companies
Dissertation - 10 pages - Human resources
Companies today face many changes, regardless of their field of activity. The main objective of each of them is, of course, to achieve maximum profits in order to be able to continue their activity in the long term. Competition is a constant threat to societies, as it has come from all walks of...
US Foreign Policy since 2001: President Bush's first term
Course material - 11 pages - Political science
The period since 2001 has been a highly active one for the US: they waged a war in Afghanistan, another in Iraq and they may be preparing another one against Iran. The official rational in Washington, at least initially, for that activity, under the motto of "the war against terror", was the...
Health Insurance Cost of University Employees - Research paper
Case study - 12 pages - Educational studies
Employee health insurance is a benefit provided based on the length of service, commitment, the position of the employee and the specifications of the scheme set by the employer. Employees of various US universities have a package that they are able to take advantage, of, however, the cost of...
Mentoring and clinical supervision
Practical guide - 4 pages - Medical studies
In an effort to maximize benefit and reduce harm, clinical supervision is centered on collegial relationships rather than power dynamics. It is a procedure that can aid qualified physicians in resolving issues, enhancing productivity, and provide a platform for discussion and development. In...
The United States and the World: A New World Order?
Course material - 7 pages - Political science
We remember George Bush's optimism in 1990: he had announced "A New World Order", resting on the promotion of liberal democracy and free enterprise everywhere, resting on the UN (at last again effective due to the end of the Cold War) and on American benevolent hegemony. One could have the...
Constitutional and administrative law: The concept of the Rule of Law as defined by Dicey
Thesis - 5 pages - European law
The concept of the Rule of Law as defined by Dicey still remains valid: it provides a measure against which we can judge the attitudes and actions of Parliament, Government and the courts. Explain what is meant by the concept of the rule of law. To what extent is the statement above...
Transport systems
Case study - 3 pages - Management
The Santa Catarina western colonization zones formed from the 1916 newly arrived immigrants of Rio Grande do Sul spent to develop a natural and market economy in their small farms. However, his problem was the disposal of surplus produced. So these small producers depended on the...