POLS 2250 Lecture Notes - Chester Barnard, Human Relations Movement, Organizational Culture

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2250
• Professor: Nanita Mohan

Document Summary

In the first week of the course you will be introduced to the foundational concepts in public administration. Many scholars, including gregory inwood have described public administration from various perspectives. The study of public administration as an academic entity has also taken off in recent years as many universities and colleges are offering full academic programs, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In terms of administrative practices, the reality is that government plays a profound role in the modern economy and society it produces and owns (e. g. , lcbo, via rail, canada. Post corporation, cbc), subsidizes (e. g. , grants and supports to farmers and business), regulates (e. g. , food safety through the canadian food inspection agency, broadcasting and telecommunications through the canadian radio-television and telecommunications. Commission, or the regulation of the nuclear industry through the canadian nuclear safety. In effect, there are virtually no areas of the economy or society that are immune from the influence of government.