Question 1) Describe and discuss the essence of public administration? How do you react to the essence of public administration and its ideas? Do you think it is possible to be at once effective, efficient, and accountable? Why or why not? Are the three goals of public administration at odds with one another? How? Can you contemplate a more effective way to get things done efficiently and still remain democratically accountable? Do you believe that government has what it takes to do what its citizens expect? Be specific in your explanations.
Question 2)Describe and discuss your personal approach to government, the expanded role of government in our everyday lives today and how exactly you think the government should interact with its citizens? Be specific in your analysis and ideas. In your opinion, is government: the problem, the solution or both? Describe, discuss and defend your ideas.
Question 3) What kind of connotation does the term bureaucracy have and why does it embody such a contradiction? Describe and discuss bureaucracy? Describe in detail some characteristics of a bureaucracy? Describe and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of bureaucracies?
Question 4) Describe and discuss the hierarchical model of organizational theory? Describe and discuss four alternative approaches to the hierarchical model?