Writing Assignment

Assignment 1

At the heart of democratic public administration and leadership is the goal to serve the public interest while seeking to achieve the underlying policy goals of equity, efficiency, security, and liberty. How would you integrate an understanding of the public interest into your organization? Use at least two specific examples. Make sure you define the term “public interest” in your answer. With this in mind, consider the following questions.

Sometimes critics will assail “democratic public administration” with the following remarks:

“You just can’t let employees vote on everything!”

“If you let employees have too much say, they’ll just cut back their work hours or productivity!”

“I can’t let employees have this much say because they just don’t know enough of the rationale behind our decisions!”

What would be your response to these types of critiques? Or do you agree with them?

By the due date assigned, post your response to this Discussion Area.